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Plant-Based Dog Foods Slash Carbon Footprint Significantly

9/26/2025

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University of Nottingham studied 31 dry dog foods; plant-based diets have a smaller footprint.
Plant-based diets emit 2.82 kg carbon dioxide-equivalents (CO2-eq) per 1,000 kcal.
Beef-based diets emit 31.47 kg CO2-eq per 1,000 kcal.
Land use is 2.73 m² per 1,000 kcal for plant-based diets, compared with 102.15 m² for beef.

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Story summary

University of Nottingham studied 31 dry dog foods; plant-based diets have a smaller footprint.
Plant-based diets emit 2.82 kg carbon dioxide-equivalents (CO2-eq) per 1,000 kcal.
Beef-based diets emit 31.47 kg CO2-eq per 1,000 kcal.
Land use is 2.73 m² per 1,000 kcal for plant-based diets, compared with 102.15 m² for beef.