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> less durable product that's many times less harmful to produce. A big citation needed here… I am not sure boots made from locally-sourced leather are less su
by isitdopamine 5y ago
> less durable product that's many times less harmful to produce.
A big citation needed here… I am not sure boots made from locally-sourced leather are less sustainable than boots made from synthetic fibers and petroleum derivates some place in South-East Asia.
- afandian 5y agoCitation needed for what? I don't think such a product exists yet. I was talking about the calculus of how you appraise products.
- chriswarbo 5y ago> locally-sourced leather Transportation costs are negligible compared to the direct and indirect impacts of raising cows https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/food-footprints?stackMode=relative&facet=none&country=Beef+%28beef+herd%29~Beef+%28dairy+herd%29~Prawns+%28farmed%29~Tofu+%28soybeans%29&Environmental+impact=Carbon+footprint&Metric=Per+kilogram&By+stage+of+supply+chain=true https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/food-footprints?stackMo... > A big citation needed here… Oh the irony...
- isitdopamine 5y agoThat link about beef explains what, exactly?
- chriswarbo 5y ago> the direct and indirect impacts of raising cows
- isitdopamine 5y agoUhm, and this is relevant to discussion because… I am sorry but I don’t really get it.