Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (2018)

Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by teruakohatu on Sunday September 27, 2020 @04:41AM (#24605170)

You see the British aristocracy wearing 30+ year old shoes that look as good or better than they did when they were new.

I think it is common sense that emissions are far lower for extreme-luxury clothing that can be repaired and is timeless verses disposable clothing that last one or two years.

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Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by BossingAround on Sunday September 27, 2020 @01:08PM (#24608150)

We're not talking extreme-luxury clothing here though. We're talking Ralph Lauren vs H&M, or something similar. What the British aristocracy wears is probably hand-made stuff by world-class artisans. What Ralph Lauren makes is mass produced in either Europe or China, so it's a much closer comparison to H&M (not to mention still within the reach of an average person in a rich country)

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Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by ValentineC on Sunday September 27, 2020 @04:49PM (#24610036)

I'm not sure if jeans that are torn/blown out can be seamlessly mended the way shoes can be.

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