A scarf: carbon footprint
Carbonle#4 of 13🧣Carbon footprintA scarf
8.6kg CO₂e
one scarf, made
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A scarf comes in at about 8.6 kg CO₂e (one scarf, made).
Of the 13 things to wear Carbonle tracks, A scarf sits at #4 from the lightest — one of the lightest.
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.
Wool or acrylic, not much of it, but more than you'd guess.
Compare with
Figures from Carbonfact garment benchmark (2024), cradle-to-gate, licensed industry benchmark.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.