Aluminium is “the elephant in the room” for global emissions, according to Trek, but the latest gen Marlin hardtail cuts CO2 by 53%

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Aluminium is “the elephant in the room” for global emissions, according to Trek, but the latest gen Marlin hardtail cuts CO2 by 53%

Trek says aluminium is “the elephant in the room” when it comes to its global emissions, with 95% of all its CO2 coming from suppliers who source materials and build its bikes. The data comes from Trek’s latest sustainability report, an ambitious audit of the US-based bike brand’s environmental impact, which it hopes to use to make its business cleaner. While mountain biking is obviously great for our health and happiness, the dirty industry sec…