In-vitro meat would slash emissions, say scientists

摘要

Meat grown artificially in laboratories would generate up to 96 per cent lower greenhouse gas emissions than meat from conventional livestock production, according to a new study. The analysis, carried out by scientists from Oxford University and the University of Amsterdam, also estimates that so-called "in vitro" or "cultured" meat would require 7-45 per cent less energy to produce than the same volume of pig meat, sheep or beef. It would require more energy to produce than poultry but only a fraction of the land area and water needed to rear chickens.