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Researchers Use Gelatin to Recreate Maillard Reaction for Tastier Cultivated Meat
A team of researchers in South Korea have developed a gelatin-based scaffold that replicates the flavour and aroma effects of the Maillard reaction in cultivated meat.
What if you put Jell-O in your steak?
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Umami Bioworks Looks to India to Scale Up Cultivated Seafood
Singapore's Umami Bioworks has partnered with two Indian entities as it aims to advance R&D and reach commercial-scale production for its cultivated seafood.
Months after its merger with Shiok Meats, Umami Bioworks is looking to!-->!-->!-->…
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Over 100 Organisations & Experts Ask FAO to Retract ‘Inappropriate’ COP28 Livestock Report
In an open letter, academics and organisations from across the world have asked the FAO to withdraw a livestock emissions report that they claim contains "significant methodological errors".
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Four in 10 Environmental Journalists Have Received Threats for Reporting on Climate Change: Survey
As the climate crisis worsens, so does the security of those who report on it, leading many journalists to censor themselves or use sceptics for 'balance', a new survey finds.
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Eating Lower-Carbon Meats is Actually Worse for Animal Welfare. The Solution? Eat Less Meat
While swapping beef for chicken may lower your impact on the climate, it also means killing more poorly treated animals. The key to balancing the tradeoff is to just eat less meat.
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Those Headlines Linking Plant-Based Meat to Heart Disease are Deliberately Misleading
A series of headlines have been knocking plant-based meat for causing heart disease, but these are deliberate misinterpretations to discredit the industry further.
Did you hear that plant-based meat can now apparently kill you?
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In 4 Years, Renewable Energy Has Yielded $250B in Health & Climate Benefits in the US
The increasing use of wind and solar energy in the US is driving massive economic benefits and emission reductions in the US, according to a new study.
Lower emissions, better air quality, and greater health benefits – these are the!-->!-->!-->…
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Planetary Health Diet Linked to 30% Lower Risk of Premature Death & 29% Fewer Emissions
The first large-scale study to analyse the effects of the Planetary Health Diet has found a lower risk of premature death and a lighter impact on the climate.
Eating a primarily whole-food plant-based diet has tremendous benefits for!-->!-->!-->…
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State of Global Policy: Canada Leads Investment in Alt-Proteins, Asia a Region to Watch
Canada and the EU lead the way in terms of public funding for alternative proteins, while Asia is a region to watch for this year, according to a new policy-centric report.
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Myocopia: Can Cell Metabolism Be the Catalyst for Cost-Effective Cultivated Meat?
Finnish researchers have come up with a way to make cultivated meat without expensive growth factors, relying on stem cell metabolism instead.
As the race to produce cost-effective cuts of cultivated meat continues, researchers at the!-->!-->!-->…
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Meat & Dairy Industry Have Weakened & Stalled Key EU Climate Policies: Report
Lobbying from the meat and dairy sector has helped weaken and delay crucial climate policies in the EU, a new report shows.
Six key climate policies in the EU have been the target of intense lobbying by the meat and dairy industry,!-->!-->!-->…
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Switching to Meat Analogues Could Cut Emissions by 71%, Shows Analysis of 7,000 Households
Making modest ingredient swaps could help cut food emissions by 26%, but larger switches – like replacing meat with plant-based analogues – can bring about a 71% reduction.
The food system only trails behind the energy sector in terms!-->!-->!-->…
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This Chocolate Is Made With All Parts of the Cocoa Fruit – and Nothing Else
Lower sugar, lower emissions, lower waste – it's a chocolate bar that can do it all, and uses it all. Can this sustainable indulgence save chocolate and the world?
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Land Grabs & Carbon Offset Schemes are Threatening Farmers & Food Production: New Report
Land grabs and carbon offsetting schemes have sent land prices soaring, putting a strain on farmers, rural communities and food production, and threatening food security globally.
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The Foodservice Playbook: How to Nudge Diners Into Picking Sustainable, Plant-Based Dishes
People's decisions when eating out are heavily impacted by the dining environments they're in – here's how foodservice operators can nudge plant-based choices.
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Only 1% of Climate Reporting in Czech Media Tackles Animal Agriculture: Study
Czech media outlets are vastly underreporting the link between food and climate change, despite the sector contributing to 7.6% of the country's emissions.
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In Israel, Alternative Proteins Could Create 10,000 Jobs & Contribute $2.5B by 2030: Report
Israel is becoming a major hotspot for alternative proteins, accounting for 10% of the sector's investments last year, and expected to net $2.5B to the national economy by 2030, according to a new report.
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Shell Sold $200M Worth of ‘Phantom’ Carbon Reduction Credits That Never Happened
British fossil fuel producer Shell's flagship carbon facility – built on taxpayer money – has sold over $200M worth of emissions credits for reductions that never happened.
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2023 State of the Marketplace: 8 Takeaways for Plant-Based Brands from PBFA’s Latest Report
Health, e-commerce and almond milk are vital in a sector that shows long-term potential despite recent headwinds, according to a new report by the Plant-Based Foods Association.
In spite of a rough year for sales and investment in the!-->!-->!-->…
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Only 6% of Climate Scientists Think We’ll Meet Our 1.5°C Target
A majority of the world's top climate scientists say we're on our way to breaching the 2.5°C barrier this century – and only 6% believe we'll meet our 1.5°C budget. The only way we stand a chance is through heavily accelerated action.
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Policy Support for Alternative Proteins Could Free Up 44% of European Land & Boost Self-Sufficiency
In the least optimistic scenario, alternative proteins could displace a sixth of meat and dairy consumption in Europe. In the best-case outcome, they could replace two-thirds of animal proteins by 2050 and make the region self-sufficient.
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