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When people cook steak, they’re also cooking the planet. As meat consumption continues to rise, what role can meat alternatives play in a more sustainable food system? Read more here: https://econ.st/3DgdDSp
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00:00 – What you put on your plate impacts the planet
01:03 – Britain’s meat-eating habits
03:06 – The environmental impact of meat and dairy
05:43 – Plant-based food is better for the environment
07:03 – The rise of lab-grown meat
09:27 – Transitioning to a plant-based food economy
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How much would giving up meat really help the environment? https://econ.st/3m0W5nU
Treating beef like coal would make a big dent in greenhouse-gas emissions: https://econ.st/3vCjvTN
How plant-based meat could create a radically different food chain: https://econ.st/3vHKeOL
Why people in rich countries are eating more vegan food: https://econ.st/3C1WCvk
Read about lab grown meat and edible insects: https://econ.st/3b3dS7v
New ways to make food are coming—but will consumers bite? https://econ.st/3xyi0a9
Interest in veganism is surging: https://econ.st/3xxzsM2
Climate change will alter where many crops are grown: https://econ.st/2ZaXcbN
Read about artificial meat: https://econ.st/3cWbzEq
Meat no longer requires animal slaughter: https://econ.st/3D3F2qy
Treating beef like coal would make a big dent in greenhouse-gas emissions: https://econ.st/3xySUrC
Plant-based meat could create a radically different food chain: https://econ.st/3xy19UO
Eating our way to a more sustainable future: https://econ.st/32yQFcn
What’s your beef? An ethicist’s guide to giving up meat: https://econ.st/3D9d1xP”
