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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

Campaigns run by the AAA and Danish Crown are just two examples of the way in which the meat industry is increasingly turning to a playbook long used by other polluting sectors such as Big Oil and pesticide manufacturers , with the campaigns ultimately causing “confusion and delay,” NYU’s Jacquet argues. Meat Industry Playbook.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

Wherever we look, humans have consistently built technologies that surpass their animal predecessors. Applying the latest technologies from biotech, tissue engineering, artificial intelligence, and food science, entrepreneurs are trying to create new animal-free products that are cheaper, healthier, tastier, and more sustainable.

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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. They found that a net-zero food system could be achieved through widespread adoption of system-wide efficiency improvements, shifts toward plant-forward diets, nature-based sequestration, and adoption of emerging technologies.

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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

Business Green

Unilever recently set out its plan to significantly expand its plant-based range, with a view to securing €1bn in annual sales from alternative meat and dairy products within the next seven years. Products are just tastier now than ever before, thanks to leaps in food technology innovation, he says.