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| Most natural carbon system |
As wool
is composed of 50% carbon that has been captured and stored from the
atmosphere, it is a natural carbon store. Each kilogram of greasy wool stores
around 1.3 kgs of CO2.
In
addition to being a natural carbon store, wool is produced from a sustainable
grassland system, which itself has the capacity to store carbon. Combine this
with woolgrowers’ ability to increase soil carbon by improved farming
practices, and you have one of the most natural carbon capture systems on the
planet.
It is
renewable, has the ability to biodegrade without harm to the environment and
can be recycled.
Furthermore,
it takes significantly less energy to produce wool products than man-made fibre
products, and this ensures CO2 emissions are kept very low. Therefore, the
increased usage of wool can positively reduce the level of greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere. Wool also gives advanced and developing countries alike the
opportunity to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.
Wool is
the fibre of choice for those consumers who wish to make a personal decision in
reducing global emissions.
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