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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.

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Can animal-based agriculture ever be truly sustainable?

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A major new report from the Environmental Defense Fund asks some challenging questions about the limited progress the agricultural sector has made in tackling its out-sized climate and biodiversity impacts - and offers some invaluable guidance on how up its sustainability efforts.