- Protein demand is tipped to rise 74 per cent by 2050 as the global population heads towards 10 billion
- One initiative drawing interest and investment from the likes of Seek founder Paul Bassat and tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes doesn’t involve the slaughter of any animals at all.
- Although the industry is tiny — cultured meat was only served in a restaurant for the first time last year — there are forecasts it could take a 10 per cent share of the $US1.4 trillion meat industry by 2030.
- By 2040, this could rise to 35 per cent, overtaking plant-based meat substitutes in the process, according to consultants AT Kearney.
Plant-based and cultivated meat in the United States: A review and research agenda through the lens of socio-technical transitions
Quotes from Sciencedirect, Journal of Cleaner Production Volume 405, 15 June 2023 Sebastián Dueñas-Ocampo ab, Waverly Eichhorst a, Peter Newton a a Department of Environmental Studies, Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community, University of Colorado Boulder, 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO, 80303,...
