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People often miscalculate climate choices, a study says. One surprise is owning a dog
It turns out many Americans misjudge which personal behaviors contribute most to climate change.

The top three individual actions that help the climate, including avoiding plane flights, choosing not to get a dog and using renewable electricity, were also the three that participants underestimated the most. Meanwhile, the lowest-impact actions were changing to more efficient appliances and swapping out light bulbs, recycling, and using less energy on washing clothes. Those were three of the top four overestimated actions in the report.
Don't fly, don't own a dog, help the planet.
Pretty easy! If you already don't do those things, then maybe move on to smaller things that still help, but help less.