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Got a source for these claims? Because I do: https://www.new-harvest.org/environmental_impacts_of_cultured_meat https://www.new-harvest.org/environmental_impa
by noetic_techy 8y ago
Got a source for these claims? Because I do:
https://www.new-harvest.org/environmental_impacts_of_cultured_meat https://www.new-harvest.org/environmental_impacts_of_culture...
"The paper predicted that, based on current published figures and research, complete replacement of conventional meat with cultured meat would result in an incredible 78-98% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, 99% reduction in land use and 82-96% reduction in water use,and 45% reduction in energy use."
Likelywise, vertical farms simply need green energy sources to achieve less of a footprint:
https://www.eater.com/2018/7/3/17531192/vertical-farming-agriculture-hydroponic-greens https://www.eater.com/2018/7/3/17531192/vertical-farming-agr...
"But Vosburg says the company’s priority is to use contextually appropriate renewable energy sources to power the farms, such as wind energy in the Midwest, hydro in the Northwest, and solar in the Southwest...
“Yes, it sounds crazy to take the sun and turn it into electricity and turn that electricity back into light. It sounds ridiculous, but that’s what we’ll be doing,” Vosburg says. “It’ll be really efficient and clean and create a better product, and it won’t have the same carbon impact that we’re having today.” ... And energy isn’t even a vertical farm’s top ongoing expense. The companies Civil Eats spoke to say labor is actually their largest budget item. Vertical farms typically pay workers higher, more metropolitan pay rates than both dirt farms—many of which rely heavily on migrant labor—and the more automated smart greenhouses. "
That all sounds like technical problems that can be solved with the right equipment, scale, and maybe some automation.