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[–] 17 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children)

I'm sure that it will initially cost a premium, before coming down in price as the technology matures. I'm also curious about the relative environmental impact that cultivated meat has versus raising livestock.

ETA: I found a study regarding cultured meat's environmental impact: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es200130u

According to this study, cultured meat is 7-45% more energy efficient, emits 78-96% less CO2, requires 82-96% less water, and occupies 99% less land than raising livestock.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Dang, I figured CO2 emissions would be much better than traditional livestock but I wouldn't have guessed that much better.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Right? The water and ghg emission is nearly at the same level as fruits and veggies from what I can tell. That's intense. Energy use is still pretty high but I imagine that'll get optimized over time. Low key excited to try it too, I wasn't too sold on the meat alternatives from beyondmeat, but this looks very interesting.

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