Environment stirs growing appetite for lab-grown meat

Barcelona-based Novameat’s 3D printed steaks mimic the taste and flavor of beef and pork. The bioengineering firm is just one startup developing lab-grown alternatives for earth-friendly diets. The World Bank estimates that 20 to 30 percent of the Earth’s carbon emissions stem from agriculture, and making the right food choices can curb that carbon footprint. A further two percent of emissions comes from food production — which startups like Israel’s Aleph Farms, a cultivated meat company, are combating with net-zero carbon goals. Consumption habits that eliminate or curate certain foods, such as meat, highlight how what we eat can leave a mark on the planet.

 
 

Lab-grown meat alternatives are moving from the lab to the plate, as the conscious consumption of food becomes another way to reduce your carbon footprint.