Running shoes: carbon footprint

Carbonle#8 of 16

👟Carbon footprintRunning shoes

14kg CO₂e

one pair, made

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Running shoes comes in at about 14 kg CO₂e (one pair, made).

Of the 16 things you buy Carbonle tracks, Running shoes sits at #8 from the lightest — mid-pack.

This is the one-off cost of making the thing, before you use it. It's why a reusable tote only wins after many trips, and why a phone's footprint is the factory, not the charger.

One pair of trainers, and almost all of it is the factory, not the road.

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Figures from Cheah et al., footwear LCA, MIT / J. Cleaner Production (2013), licensed peer-reviewed.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.