Solid Jul 28, 2026
“the true climate impact of cow-derived leather is 70% higher than previously estimated”
Peer-reviewed in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering using a top-down life-cycle approach built on UN FAO data, with documented regional variation in the underlying estimates.
In the brief: Cornell and NYU study finds leather emits 70% more than estimated, 12.5x vegan leather → Green Queen →