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Australia’s ProForm Foods Opens Facility To Produce 5,000 Tonnes Of Plant-Based Meat A Year
ProForm Foods, an Australian plant-based protein supplier, has just opened its AU$11 million (US$8.1 million) manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Sydney, which will have the capacity to churn out 5,000 tonnes of plant-based meat!-->…
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Australia’s Alt Protein Sector Poised For Exceptional Growth Thanks To Homegrown Superstars
Australia is no exception to the global plant-based trend in recent years, with the movement only picking up pace since the coronavirus pandemic with consumers increasingly shifting away from conventional meat amid headlines of!-->…
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Flave: Sydney Vegan Meal Subscription On A Mission To Bring Plant-Based Food To All Australians
Launched this year, Sydney-based startup Flave is on a mission to bring plant-based eating to all Australians with its 100% vegan meal subscription plans, designed and crafted by local chefs and delivered to doorsteps. Currently operating!-->…
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Australian Cell-Based Crayfish Research Project Secures Seed Grant From New Harvest
New York-based cellular agriculture research institute New Harvest has just welcomed a new research fellow, Lisa Musgrove, who is investigating crayfish growth factors and cell-culture. Musgrove is an aquaculture researcher from the!-->…
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Australian Plant Meat Startup v2food Closes Record US$55M Series B To Gear Up For Asia Launch
Australian plant-based meat startup v2food has just announced a AU$77 million (US$55 million) Series B round, breaking records as the largest funding round in the category within the country. The financing was led by major institutional!-->…
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Australian Telco Belong Launches ‘Carbon Thumbprint’ App To Track Mobile Data Emissions
Belong, an Australian broadband and mobile data provider owned by telecommunications giant Telstra, has recently launched a new app designed to help users track their “carbon thumbprint”. Revealing to users the carbon emissions of mobile!-->…
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Australia’s First Vegan Halloumi Startup Hello Friend Launches Crowdfunder To Expand
Hello Friend Foods, the first food tech in Australia to offer vegan halloumi cheese, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. The dairy-free cheese startup says that the money raised will be used to scale-up its distribution, grow its new!-->…
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Study: Australian Gen Zs Not Ready For Cultured Meat, But Concerned About Environment & Animals
A new Australian study has found that Generation Z – the younger generation born between 1995 and 2015 – are not ready to accept cultivated meat, but are greatly concerned about environmental and animal welfare issues. Despite their!-->…
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Australia’s Fenn Foods To Launch Carbon-Neutral Plant-Based Veef
Fenn Foods, an Australian plant-based meat brand, is set to launch its first carbon-neutral beef alternative before the end of this year. Its product, dubbed “veef”, aims to be the most delicious and sustainable plant-based meat product on!-->…
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Australian Food Tech Vow Trials Cell-Cultured Exotic Meat With Famed Chef Neil Perry
Sydney-based food tech Vow has recently served up its cell-based exotic meats in a trial with famed Australian chef Neil Perry. Six different animal species were selected for the trial, from kangaroo to alpaca, representing the first!-->…
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Kangaroo & Zebra Meat? This Australian Food Tech Is Developing Cell-Cultured Exotic Animal Meats
Sydney-based food tech Vow is ramping up innovation in the cell-based meat industry by developing cultured versions of unconventional exotic animal meats. Unlike many other cultivated meat startups that are working on creating steak,!-->…
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BNP Paribas Launches Australia’s First Climate-Linked Bond
BNP Paribas has announced the successful issuance of equity-linked green bonds totalling A$140 million (US$99.6 million) marking the first to be linked to the Australian Climate Transition (ACT) Index. The ACT Index is based on several!-->…
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Aldi: First Grocery Chain In Australia To Identify Modern Slavery Risks
Aldi Australia has released its Modern Slavery Statement, making it the first supermarket chain in the country to do so. The report highlighted that the prevalence and risk of modern slavery in the country is higher than previously!-->…
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Australian Startup Cass Materials Develops Nata De Coco Scaffold For Cultivated Protein
Perth-based startup Cass Materials has recently developed a new edible scaffold, which can be used by cellular agriculture food techs to manufacture cultivated proteins. The company’s biodegradable scaffolding, which is derived from nata!-->…
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Law Student Sues Australian Government For Misleading Investors Over Climate Risk
A 23-year-old law student in Melbourne, Australia has filed a lawsuit against the Australian government over failure to disclose the financial risks of climate change to a number of safe investments, including government bonds. Katta!-->…
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Brinc & Artesian Bring Clean Energy Accelerator Program To Australia
Brinc, the Hong Kong-based impact venture capital and accelerator firm, and Sydney-based alternative investment management company Artesian has partnered to launch a new Clean Energy Accelerator Program in Australia. The program aims to!-->…
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Australia’s Marine Animals Will Be The Fires’ Unseen Victims
Ash and silt will choke underwater ecosystems.
By: Doug Johnson
As wildfires ravage Australia’s land and forests, so far killing an estimated one billion terrestrial animals, researchers worry marine and freshwater species will!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Climate Scientist Michael Mann: “Australia, Your Country Is Burning – Dangerous Climate Change Is Here With You Now”
I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action.
By: Michael Mann
After years studying the climate, my work has brought me to Sydney where I’m studying the linkages between!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Experts Now Estimate Over 1 Billion Animals Killed By Australian Wildfires
The death toll of the Australian wildfires has gone up again, with experts now predicting that over 1 billion animals may have been killed. Wildfires have ravaged through the country since September and have escalated over the holiday!-->…
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Australia Is Literally On Fire Because Of Climate Change. So Why Won’t More Governments Act?
Australia Fires: At Least 24 People & Half A Billion Animals Dead As Fires Twice The Size Of Belgium Rage On
Wildfires in Australia have turned the eastern part of the country into a scene akin to an apocalyptic nightmare. The!-->!-->!-->…
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PM Scott Morrison Cancels Emission Reduction As Australia Fires Burn
In the midst of record-breaking bushfires in Australia, which has raged through the country since September, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a major shakeup of public services, including the removal of emissions!-->…
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