Leather boots: carbon footprint
Carbonle#10 of 13🥾Carbon footprintLeather boots
30kg CO₂e
one pair, made
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Leather boots comes in at about 30 kg CO₂e (one pair, made).
Of the 13 things to wear Carbonle tracks, Leather boots sits at #10 from the lightest — one of the heaviest.
This is what it costs to make the garment, before you wear it once. Cotton is thirsty, leather carries the cattle behind it, and a single new outfit can outweigh a week of driving — the case for wearing things longer.
Leather carries the footprint of the cattle behind it.
Compare with
Figures from Leather Working Group LCA (2024), licensed industry LCA.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.