Microbe-based faux beef could cut CO2 pollution by more than 80 percent
New research found that replacing just 20 percent of global beef and lamb consumption with meat alternatives could see reductions in tree loss and CO2 pollution of more than 80 percent.
We have all heard of meat alternatives and their many benefits from being better for health to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Now, a new study published on Wednesday in Nature journal is quantifying those advantages. The research found that replacing just 20 percent of global beef and lamb consumption with meat alternatives could see reductions in tree loss and CO2 pollution of more than 80 percent. That’s an impressive amount! Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from meat production “With a relatively small change in the consumption of ruminant meat, greenhouse gas emissions from…
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