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What is the impact of a pet on your co2 output annully?

• the_gastropod 7y ago
  As with anything, it's largely affected by how much you pay attention to it. Pets belonging to people who already have large carbon footprints probably have large carbon footprints. People who are conscientious of their carbon footprints probably have "greener" pets. With enough effort, a pet could have virtually no impact on a family's carbon footprint. For example, in the U.S., we typically throw away 30-40% of our food. If a family feeds their pet(s) with food that would otherwise wind up in a landfill, they'd actually come out ahead.
• stronglikedan 7y ago
  Probably about the same as if they weren't a pet.
• damnyou 7y ago
  Life is a lot less interesting if you minimize CO2 output over everything else.
• GhettoMaestro 7y ago
  Not sure. What is the impact of you surfing HN in terms of co2 output annually?