There’s a lot of water and energy used turning trees into paper as well that this neglects.
Also just thinking about how much energy is in the TP doesn’t account for shipping it around at all.
I have no idea what the energy balance is, i just think this thread had vastly oversimplified.
Even the water volume may or may not be an issue. If you live somewhere that water is precious it’s a much different concern than if your location uses surface water that just ends up back in the same river downstream after a trip through your plumbing, for example.
Also just thinking about how much energy is in the TP doesn’t account for shipping it around at all.
I have no idea what the energy balance is, i just think this thread had vastly oversimplified.
Even the water volume may or may not be an issue. If you live somewhere that water is precious it’s a much different concern than if your location uses surface water that just ends up back in the same river downstream after a trip through your plumbing, for example.