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.

Eating meat is not unhealthy.

Eating too much of anything is unhealthy, but having chicken and eggs in your diet is certainly not unhealthy.

Sure, but global meat consumption is increasing, both overall and per-capita

You’re right, thanks for the polite discourse. My mind has been changed.

Unfortunately, The beef industry isn’t going away anytime soon. What do we do with the hides if we don’t use them to make Leather boots etc. ?

It’s hard to believe that using (likely petroleum based) alternatives, has less of an environmental impact than using something that would have gone into the trash.

Sure leather supports the beef industry, but if it didn’t we’d still have the beef industry, and what do we do with that leather?

Edit: I thought about it a bit more, the less people use leather the cheaper it will become. It will still be used, because it’s so useful, profits will just go down a lot, so less money for the beef industry. So that’s a win.

Fighting for walkable cities and good public transport like Trams etc. would make such a big environmental and quality of life difference.

I’ve had both leather and cloth car seats, the cars I’ve owned have all been ~10 years old, the leather seats looked really good after 10 years no issues. The cloth seats I had in one of my cars were literally falling apart.

Leather is also spill proof, Kids smeared peanut butter all over your seats? No problem just wipe it down.

This is just my personal experience, so yea mileage and results may differ.

Unfortunately the meat industry isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, so what do we do with the hides?

It makes sense to me to use it to make Boots etc. that lasts decades, instead of throwing it in the trash and using petroleum based alternatives.

Not dismissing the claims, but that seems like an obviously biased news source.

Interesting topic, I’m keen to dive deeper into it.

Hmmm this feels like green washing to cut costs.

Isn’t leather mostly a byproduct? Leather boots and car seats can last decades, which could reduce waste.

What are the alternatives and what are they made or? Afik the alternatives are usually petroleum based don’t last as long and introduce micro plastics

Would like to see a proper study on the alternatives and their long term impacts compared.