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The first cultivated meat is approved for sale in the US
(upsidefoods.com)
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I'm sure that it will initially cost a premium, before coming down in price as the technology matures. I'm also curious about the relative environmental impact that cultivated meat has versus raising livestock.
ETA: I found a study regarding cultured meat's environmental impact: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es200130u
According to this study, cultured meat is 7-45% more energy efficient, emits 78-96% less CO2, requires 82-96% less water, and occupies 99% less land than raising livestock.
I was wondering that too. It sounds like a promising technology.
Dang, I figured CO2 emissions would be much better than traditional livestock but I wouldn't have guessed that much better.
Thanks for this great info