Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

With rising populations and growing appetites for emissions-intensive foods, emissions are projected to increase 50 percent by 2050 under business-as-usual conditions. Demand for livestock products like beef and milk must be reduced by 10-25 percent to attain low-emissions or net-zero goals (Costa et al., Source: Costa et al.

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Waste Waste Packaging Transportation 59

Grist

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“I do not believe there is a solution for our 2050 [climate] goals and aspirations that does not involve major breakthroughs of new technologies,” Ernest Moniz, the former U.S. She said the startup aims to help feed the world’s growing population and tap into rising consumer demand for sustainably produced foods.

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Startups Carbon Fossil fuels Climate change 56

Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Climate impact of beef worldwide is far higher than that of microbial-meat alternatives, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Meat alternatives 69

Meat alternatives Biotechnology Biotech Methane 69

DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Today’s meat industry is dominated by a few multinational giants, including JBS , Tyson Foods , Vion , and Danish Crown , with access to markets across the world. In step with rising global demand, meat production has more than quadrupled in the past sixty years. All those people have the right to safe, quality food.”.

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Pollution Agriculture Carbon-negative Climate change 98

Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

Over the past decade, the world has woken up to the urgency of the climate crisis and consumers, governments, and investors are demanding that carbon intensive industries take action. This creates something of a perilous situation for companies that source and sell agricultural products, particularly beef, dairy, pork, and poultry.

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Agriculture Sustainability Carbon-neutral Meat alternatives 97