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Lab-grown meat up to 25 times more costly for environment than beef

Processing alternative proteins has a large impact on global warming, study finds

Meat grown in a lab could be 25 times more costly for the environment than beef, a study has found.

‌Cultivated meat is grown using animal cells, eliminating the need for rearing and slaughtering animals.
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Its backers, including the Government, say it could also reduce the emissions from meat production, particularly methane from livestock, which accounts for around six per cent of global emissions.

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