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Pet polluters

Interview: Charlotta LomasJune 25, 2015

It's become common knowledge that cows emit climate-damaging methane. But what about pets? Some researchers argue that they are an unsustainable luxury that’s putting a strain on the earth's resources. Robbie Parks, a climate physicist at the Imperial College of London, says it’s high time we start taking responsibility for these " methane-producing, meat-consuming, live-in monsters”.

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