9 May 2023
Analysis finds the carbon footprint of cultivated meat is likely to be higher than beef if current production methods are scaled up because they are still highly energy-intensive
4 May 2022
Even a modest shift from ruminant meat to microbial proteins could cut deforestation and carbon emissions 56 per cent by 2050
13 January 2022
Meat is responsible for roughly twice the greenhouse gas emissions of plant-based food. Can we afford not to seek alternative sources of protein for our food?
2 March 2021
Cow muscle cells have been persuaded to grow in long strands similar to muscle fibres that even contract, raising hopes that artificial meat could mimic steaks
16 July 2020
Around 20 per cent of the beef and soya the Euopean Union imports from Brazil has been linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna
6 July 2020
Scientists have urged people to eat less meat and dairy after finding livestock farming singlehandedly exceeds “planetary boundaries” for nitrogen pollution
19 February 2020
Lab-grown meat could change the world for the better, but relying on the free market to develop it is a recipe for disaster. Governments must step up
19 February 2020
Forget fake steaks, the first cultured meat we're likely to eat will be shrimp. How will it compare to the real thing? Will it be better for the environment? And will people eat it?
24 September 2019
An investigation of trade flows finds much of the recent Amazon deforestation is down to cattle ranching - and consumers around the world are eating the meat
