Carbon emissions: Publishers try skinnier books to cut CO2

Getty ImagesMaking books slimmer and lighter could mean significant CO2 savingsA typical paperback book accounts for around 1kg of carbon dioxide, according to sustainability expert Mike Berners-Lee.Perhaps that does not sound like much. But in the US alone, where 767 million paperback books were sold in 2023, this is equivalent to the electricity use of more than 150,000 homes for a year.Forest loss, paper…