{"id":443465,"date":"2022-05-07T19:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microbe-based-faux-beef-could-save-forests-slash-co2-emissions\/"},"modified":"2022-05-07T19:20:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T16:20:01","slug":"microbe-based-faux-beef-could-save-forests-slash-co2-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microbe-based-faux-beef-could-save-forests-slash-co2-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microbe-based faux beef could save forests, slash CO2 emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af15c77ae875\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af15c77ae875\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microbe-based-faux-beef-could-save-forests-slash-co2-emissions\/#%E2%80%9CMicrobe-based_faux_beef_could_save_forests_slash_CO2_emissions%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Microbe-based faux beef could save forests, slash CO2 emissions&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMicrobe-based_faux_beef_could_save_forests_slash_CO2_emissions%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Microbe-based faux beef could save forests, slash CO2 emissions&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2019\/beef.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2019\/beef.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2019\/beef.jpg\" alt=\"beef\" title=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gradually replacing 20 percent of global beef and lamb consumption with meat-textured proteins grown in stainless steel vats could cut agriculture-related CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions and deforestation in half by 2050, researchers reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Compared to a current-trends projection for population growth and food demand, sw<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing half of red meat consumption for so-called microbial proteins would see reductions in tree loss and CO<sub>2<\/sub> pollution of more than 80 percent, they reported in the journal Nature.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With a relatively small change in the consumption of ruminant meat, greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation can be strongly reduced,&#8221; lead author Florian Humpenoder, a scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an important contribution to reaching the Paris Agreement climate targets, with additional co-benefits for other sustainability goals.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>A trio of landmark UN climate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> reports since August have made it alarmingly clear that the Paris treaty&#8217;s cornerstone target\u2014capping global warming &#8220;well below&#8221; two degrees\u2014is in serious jeopardy.   <\/p>\n<p>The global food system accounts for roughly a third of all carbon pollution, and beef production is the main culprit within the agricultural sector, according the UN&#8217;s climate science advisory panel.<\/p>\n<p>The cattle industry is a double threat. <\/p>\n<p>It not only destroys CO<sub>2<\/sub>-absorbing tropical forests to make room for grazing pastures and cattle feed crops. In addition, belching livestock are a major source of methane, 30 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than CO<sub>2<\/sub> on a 100-year timescale.<\/p>\n<p>Microbe-based meat alternatives have been on supermarket shelves for decades.<\/p>\n<p>But as the world scrambles for climate solutions, these and other &#8220;novel foods&#8221; are poised to grow into a major industry within decades, according market forecasts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Co-benefits<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Faux meat derived by culturing microbial or fungi-based cells undergoes a fermentation process, analogous to that for wine or beer.<\/p>\n<p>The cells feed off of glucose\u2014from sugar cane or beets, for example\u2014to produce proteins, which means some cropland is needed for production. <\/p>\n<p>But far less than for red meat, according to the study. <\/p>\n<p>Assuming current agricultural methods and meat consumption patterns continue over the next 30 years, global pasture area is set to increase by nearly one million square kilometres (390,000 square miles).<\/p>\n<p>If, however, 20 percent of that meat is replaced with microbe-based protein, pasture area is decreased even below current levels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;About 1.2 million sq km less agricultural land is required for the same protein supply,&#8221; said senior author Alexander Popp, also from PIK. <\/p>\n<p>The benefits of protein made from microbes or fungi extend beyond climate and environmental impact, according to Hanna Tuomisto, a researcher at the University of Helsinki who did not take part in the study.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mycoprotein is an ideal substitute for meat because it is rich in protein and contains all the essential amino acids,&#8221; she said in a comment, also in Nature.<\/p>\n<p>Agricultural water use, along with the emissions of yet another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, would also be reduced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The efficiency of biotech-enabled alternatives offer huge future potential for more sustainable food provision,&#8221; said Tilly Collins, deputy director of Imperial College London&#8217;s Centre for Environmental Policy. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Governments and the food production business need to coordinate to develop appropriate standards and thus future public confidence,&#8221; she told the London-based Science <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Centre. &#8220;Our nuggets may never be the same again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What remains uncertain, however, is whether enough meat lovers will give up their burgers and steaks for an alternative that shares the texture of meat more than the taste.<\/p>\n<p>Only one of the six co-authors of the study had actually tasted the microbe-based meat substitute, according to Humpenoder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He likes it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Fungi-based meat alternatives could help save Earth&#8217;s forests\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Florian Humpen\u00f6der, Projected environmental benefits of replacing beef with microbial protein, <i>Nature<\/i> (2022).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-022-04629-w\">DOI: 10.1038\/s41586-022-04629-w<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-022-04629-w\">www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-022-04629-w<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Microbe-based faux beef could save forests, slash CO2 emissions (2022, May  7)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  7 May 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-05-microbe-based-faux-beef-forests-slash.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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