Lab-grown meat may boost climate change more than cattle farming
Story Date: 2/21/2019

 

Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 2/20/19

Currently proposed types of lab-grown meat cannot provide a cure-all for the detrimental climate impacts of meat production without a large-scale transition to a decarbonized energy system, a new study has found. The study, from the LEAP (Livestock, Environment and People) program at the Oxford Martin School, found that some projections for the uptake of particular forms of cultured meat could indeed be better for the climate, but others could actually lead to higher global temperatures in the long run.

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