A wool suit: carbon footprint
Carbonle#13 of 13🤵Carbon footprintA wool suit
65kg CO₂e
two pieces, made
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A wool suit comes in at about 65 kg CO₂e (two pieces, made).
Of the 13 things to wear Carbonle tracks, A wool suit sits at #13 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.
Wool, tailoring and lining across a jacket and trousers. The heaviest here.
Compare with
Figures from Wiedemann et al., wool-garment LCA, Int. J. LCA (2020), licensed estimate.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.