Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
by AlanYx on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @02:49PM
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It's hard to know for sure. The most common analysis, following the PEFCR standard, takes the carbon impact of cows and then divides it up in a certain ratio between flesh and leather products, then adds the tanning and production steps. Arguably it would be fairer to treat leather as purely a byproduct, which would dramatically reduce the resulting carbon footprint numbers for leather.
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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
by Solvate8441 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:13PM
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Would the price of meat go up without the sale of leather? If so, I think it's more fair to call it a coproduct rather than a byproduct.