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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

For example, when a forest—which naturally absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as trees grow—is logged and converted to grazing or agricultural land, GHGs are released as trees decompose. Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. Resources, Conservation and Recycling , 180 , p.106156.

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Report: Lab-grown meat investment tops $350m worldwide in 2020

Business Green

Good Food Institute report details record-breaking year for the fledgling sector, amid growing interest in greener, more ethical alternatives to livestock-reared meat. The climate impact of meat is considerable, accounting for around 14.5 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to some estimates.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

Today we’re announcing AgFunder’s upcoming alternative protein fund to invest in animal protein alternatives, including plant-based alternatives, cellular agriculture, and the picks and shovels technologies required to enable this emerging industry. . And switch fast. They’re not even making a dent.