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Study: Replacing fifth of beef in diets with fungi-based 'meat' could halve deforestation

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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. Yet if we do this properly, microbial protein can help meat-lovers embrace the change.

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Could just three policy levers trigger a global cascade of climate action?

Business Green

The report argues that just three policies - mandates for electric vehicle sales; mandates requiring green ammonia to be used to manufacture agricultural fertilisers; and public procurement of plant-based proteins - could have a remarkable catalysing impact on the global net zero transition.

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