Meat Alternatives Made From Fungi Could Cut Deforestation by 50%

Good News Notes: “Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have found that substituting just 20% of beef with a fungi-based meat alternative could decrease deforestation by 50% by 2050. According to the researchers, microbial protein, as the fungi-based “meat” is called, can replicate the taste and texture of real beef. But microbial proteins require far…

Going vegan can help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

Good News Notes: “India is the world’s third-largest carbon polluter, behind China and the United States. It accounts for about 6 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions. If India—along with the US and China—doesn’t take steps to combat climate change, we will continue to suffer the consequences: a warming climate, changing rainfall patterns, droughts,…