Is Vegan Leather Worse for the Planet?

Is faux leather a planet killer? Is cow leather just a byproduct? Let's compare emissions, lifespan, and other factors to find out how bad vegan leather is. - Links and Sources - Support Me Here: https://www.patreon.com/micthevegan My Cookbook: https://micthevegan.com/product/mics-whole-vegan-cookbook/ https://www.tiktok.com/@micthevegan https://www.facebook.com/micthevegan https://www.instagram.com/micthevegan - @micthevegan Vegan Bootcamp: https://vbcamp.org/Micthevegan TIY Tiny House Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYhthOBh4_459pAge62at8g My New Newsletter Sign-Up: https://mailchi.mp/2785ad113ff7/micthevegan-emails My Regenerative Grazing Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjQfn-HR6g Vice News Bangladesh Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0UCeTjhSJI Faux Leather Care Tips: https://www.danetti.com/blogs/lifestyle/our-top-tips-on-how-to-properly-care-for-faux-leather https://www.one4leather.com/article/is-leather-more-than-a-by-product-of-the-meat-industry General FAO Source: https://www.fao.org/3/i5599e/i5599e.pdf Leather Industry Value: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/leather-goods-market Tanning Creates Arsenic, Lead, and Chromium: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-010-1538-9 90% of US Leather Chrome Tanned: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/documents/b09s15.pdf About 90% World's Leather Chrome Tanned: https://www.carryology.com/insights/chrome-vs-vegetable-tanned-leather/ Clothing and Shoes Chrome Tanned Percentage: https://www.leather-dictionary.com/index.php/Chrome_tanned Swedish Tannery Workers Cancer: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7780992_Cancer_incidence_in_the_Swedish_leather_tanning_industry_Updated_findings_1958-99 India Respiratory Issues Tannery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796741/ Bangladesh Skin Issues Tannery Workers: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319322641_Occupational_health_hazards_and_safety_practices_among_the_workers_o