'Amid the global biodiversity crisis, China can lead with alternative meat' Mathias Lund Larsen in South China Morning Post

Mathias Lund Larsen contributes opinion piece to SCMP on plant based meat substitutes, and why China plays a key role for bio diversity.

10/04/2021

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Amid the global biodiversity crisis, China can lead with alternative meat

  • Shifting our diet towards meat substitutes tackles the main source of biodiversity loss and is the most direct solution
  • China, as a massive meat consumer, can play a vital role in making plant-based alternatives mainstream

If we want to solve the biodiversity crisis, investing in alternative meats is arguably the scientifically most efficient solution. In this context, China is both a source of the problem and a key part of the solution: it is the world’s second-biggest meat market and an important driver in making alternative meat mainstream.

However, researchers and financiers across the world, including in China, fail to recognise the potential, and instead continue to prioritise inefficient investment in conservation. This miscalculation risks derailing global biodiversity efforts as we approach the UN Biodiversity Conference, to be held in Kunming, China, from October 11.

 

 

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