LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
Yes, we're talking about meat grown from cells in a lab. Assuming scientists are able to make it taste great and produce it with a fraction of resources of regular meat (which, yes, is a huge assumption at present), bring it on! Imagine how much land that could liberate – and how much suffering it would end.
ContinuedJames Beard Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson is joining cultivated meat maker Aleph Farms as an investor and culinary advisor.
What if scientists could create meat that was identical in taste and texture to animal-derived meat – AND it produced fewer emissions and required a small fraction of the resources used to raise conventional meat?