Cultured Meat, Insects, And Faux Meat: A Land Use Comparison
An Environmental Article from All-Creatures.org

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Faunalytics
July 2017

For animal advocates, the results will likely encourage further support for reducing animal consumption in general. But they also show that advocating for a broad mix of protein alternatives may have the most positive impact.

Producing animal protein is one of the most energy intensive forms of agriculture on the planet. And it also produces a tremendous amount of greenhouse gas (GHG). Raising "livestock"—farmed animals—is responsible for 12% of global human-caused GHGs. This figure is likely to rise in the coming decades as more and more people around the world are consuming a diet rich in meat, dairy, and eggs.

Perhaps most importantly, the researchers note that "reducing meat consumption overall is likely to have the greatest effect on the land use footprint." They also refer to this as a potentially "extreme" shift that is unlikely to occur. For animal advocates, the results will likely encourage further support for reducing animal consumption in general. But they also show that advocating for a broad mix of protein alternatives may have the most positive impact.

Read the entire synopsis and link to the study at Cultured Meat, Insects, And Faux Meat: A Land Use Comparison

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