
Swapping in a bit of microbial 'meat' has big eco-gains
Nature Podcast
The Law of Diminishing Returns
Even at 20 % substitution, there were huge gains to be made. There are some caviats though, unlike cows, these bi reactors where microbial protein is produced use a lot of electricity. And this wasn't accounted for in florien's model. But it also points to another very important transformation an its the transformation of energy systems. If electricity generation be largely carbon neutral or carbon free, then, of coffes would also reduce the environmental impact of energy used for any sort of seled agriculture.
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