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		_lwad on Oct 30, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I'm just a programmer worried about climat... Going vegan is the single biggest way to reduce your impact on the environment: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding... The next step would probably be engaging other people in veganism and in spreading the word about it.

collyw on Oct 30, 2018 [–]

Not having children will have a bigger impact.

A plant based diet is moderately low down this list (again from the Guardian, they could try to be a bit more consistent).

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-...

ppseafield on Oct 30, 2018 | [–]

Why not both? The OP asked what they could do. It's an option.

paulcole on Oct 31, 2018 | | [–]

That ship has sailed. OP says, “As a father...”

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