All 10 of the largest U.S. meat and dairy companies have lobbied against environmental and climate policies, resisting climate regulations, including rules on greenhouse gases and emissions reporting. This is according to a study by New York University, which examined the political influence of the 10 largest meat and dairy companies in the United States.
There is also lab grown meat. Not sure if it’s out yet for people to purchase, but it’s a thing.
I also wonder how other countries seem to do it. When I was in Scandinavia I went to a place that had steak. Grain fed costs extra (because it tastes better), grass fed was the default. Are they having beef imported, or are they just not eating as much of it so it’s less of an issue?
I have yet to see an assessment of the carbon footprint of lab-grown meat. It might be so energy-intensive that it is not a viable substitute.
Ex-ante life cycle assessment of commercial-scale cultivated meat production in 2030
This study concludes that the carbon footprint is much lower for cultivated meat when it is mass produced.
Environmental Impacts of Cultured Meat Production
Another one coming to a similar conclusion.
Good to know. Although I’m not sure how you can predict the carbon footprint if it is done at large commercial scale, especially without assessing where it is getting the energy from.