Research & Scientific Studies

Almost three-quarters of scientists around the world either follow mostly meat-free diets or are willing to go vegan/vegetarian out of concern for the climate, a new survey has found. Nearly all global scientists (96%) believe climate…
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The world's leading judge of corporate climate goals has described carbon credits as largely "ineffective" in a key study, although it leaves the door open for limited use. The pushback against carbon credits as a viable net-zero…
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A new report has found that nearly a quarter of elected federal officials in the US think climate change is a hoax, and all of them belong to the Republican Party. “We’ve had freezing periods in the 1970s. They said it was going to be a…
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Melting ice caps have made the Earth thicker, slowed its rotation and lengthened its days, impacting financial transactions, GPS and cellphone networks. The mass melting of polar ice caps is changing the shape of the Earth, causing each…
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The Impossible Burger is now a step closer to appearing on EU shelves after the company's heme ingredient was ruled safe for consumption by the bloc's regulatory body. Californian plant-based meat giant Impossible Foods has passed the…
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UN figures show that Chinese people are eating more protein than Americans, a majority of which comes from plant-based sources. China now consumes more protein per capita than people in the US, according to the latest data from the UN…
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The Malaysian government is undertaking research to determine the potential of cultivated meat and alternative proteins as it looks to find "sustainable alternatives to current crop production". The Malaysian Ministry of Higher…
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The world's largest meat and dairy producers are using tobacco industry tactics to hinder global climate action and influence policymakers and the public in their favour. Political manipulation, twisted science, targeted ads and weak…
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Europe's supermarkets are increasingly pledging more plant protein offerings, spearheaded by Lidl and Ahold Delhaize. A mass transition is still far away, though. While each of Europe's 15 largest supermarkets has set targets to reduce…
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Farmers have always been pitted against cultivated meat, but a new report suggests that despite concerns, they recognise the opportunities presented by these proteins. When Italy, Florida and Alabama announced their respective bans on…
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Many have drawn parallels between alternative proteins and electric vehicles, but their disruption of conventional industries is far from the same. So how can the former learn from the latter? "Elon Musk says they would have failed…
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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? It may sound like a radical…
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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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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". A group of over 100 organisations,…
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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. Nearly four in 10 journalists (39%) reporting on climate…
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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. During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization…
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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? That…
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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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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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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. Governments are investing more capital and implementing more…
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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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