Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 519884448 series 2545351
Content provided by Marketplace. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Marketplace or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

About a third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from our food systems, and livestock production is a big part of that. Experts largely agree that one of the biggest actions individuals can take to lower emissions is to eat less meat.


But that's a hard sell for a lot of consumers. Americans have actually been eating more meat in recent years, and sales of plant-based meat alternatives have dropped.


There are a lot of companies out there trying to innovate climate-friendly meat and alternatives for the future.


For our podcast "How We Survive," Marketplace's Amy Scott visits a lab at Columbia University where researchers are figuring out how to make a more convincing and enjoyable fake meat.

  continue reading

323 episodes