Replacing animal-based foods with alternative proteins would unlock land for carbon removal, say researchers
A protein transition can free up land to tap vast energy and negative emission potentials. Credit: One Earth/Rueda et al.
Researchers report that replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050 could free up enough agricultural land to generate renewable energy equivalent in volume to today's coal-generated power while simultaneously removing substantial CO2 from the atmosphere.
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