The Future of Meat Production

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. It traps 20 times more heat than carbon dioxide. The global meat industry is responsible for 30% of the world's methane production. Raising livestock animals also has a serious effect on climate change. For some people, growing meat in laboratories may be the solution to this problem. Meat grown with this method is usually called cultured meat or in vitro meat. A few cells from a cow could grow thousands of pounds of beef. But the technology for in vitro meat is still very new and it is still very expensive.