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Publicly called for rich countries to shift entirely to synthetic beef to reduce methane emissions
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In an interview with MIT Technology Review timed to the release of 'How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,' Gates stated that all wealthy nations should move to 100% synthetic beef, arguing that livestock-derived methane is one of the most potent short-term climate forcing agents and that the rich world can afford to make the transition without risking food security. He acknowledged that the poorest 80 countries would not shift to synthetic meat and that the taste of plant-based alternatives still needed improvement, but said that regulatory pressure and innovation would eventually make synthetic beef indistinguishable from conventional beef in high-income markets.
Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/14/1018296/bill-gates-climate-change-beef-trees-microsoft/
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