Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agoFrench Car Brand Renault To Go Completely Leather-Free By The End Of 2025plantbasednews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down15
arrow-up1271arrow-down1external-linkFrench Car Brand Renault To Go Completely Leather-Free By The End Of 2025plantbasednews.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squaretroglodyke@lemmy.federate.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoLeather isn’t a free byproduct, in many cases less CO2 is emitted by not using the hide and just producing an alternative instead
minus-squareEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoSure but that leather could have been used to make leather boots, that could last decades. Instead petroleum based alternatives will be used, it needs to be weighed against those emissions.
Leather isn’t a free byproduct, in many cases less CO2 is emitted by not using the hide and just producing an alternative instead
Sure but that leather could have been used to make leather boots, that could last decades. Instead petroleum based alternatives will be used, it needs to be weighed against those emissions.