A wool sweater: carbon footprint
Carbonle#9 of 13🐑Carbon footprintA wool sweater
22kg CO₂e
one jumper, made
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A wool sweater comes in at about 22 kg CO₂e (one jumper, made).
Of the 13 things to wear Carbonle tracks, A wool sweater sits at #9 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 means sheep, and sheep mean methane. Heavier than cotton.
Compare with
Figures from Wiedemann et al., wool-garment LCA, Int. J. LCA (2020), licensed peer-reviewed.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.