Throw a dog a bean: how to reduce the carbon footprint of your pets

Thinking about what your dog or cat eats and the products you buy for them can lessen the impact they have on the planetChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household's carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comDid you hear the one about the luxury aviation CEO who claims pets cause as much carbon pollution as private jets?That's what the Luxaviation chief executive, Patrick Hansen, told the Business of Luxury summit in Monaco earlier this year, citing calculations that estimated an average-sized dog produces 770kg of CO2-equivalent emissions per year. Continue reading...