Green pawprints for a small dog

A year in the life of a small dog–1 ton

Green pawprints

Those little deposits on the back lawn aren’t the only trace left by your four-legged friend. The average small dog has a carbon pawprint of about 1 ton (most of that comes from producing and transporting dog food). Help your dog fight climate change by offsetting its emissions. Your purchase funds the construction of renewable energy projects in communities across America, building a brighter future for generations of people and puppies to come.

How do we calculate your dog’s emissions?

We assume that a small dog weighs about 15 pounds, and use canine food consumption data from the National Academy of Sciences to help determine your dog’s diet footprint. Then we add in typical vet emissions, based on data from the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Energy Information Association.

Purchase

A year of carbon offsets for a small dog: $14.00

What you get

When you choose to buy offsets from Brighter Planet, you join a community of green Americans doing their part for the planet. Your purchase includes:

Top-quality offsets from the exclusive Brighter Planet blend
Access to meaningful personal actions that match your lifestyle
An online climate profile that allows you to manage the offsets you’ve purchased and earned and track your progress as you go beyond carbon neutrality
A beautiful certificate for you to print and display

See a sample certificate