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Episode: Can new technologies persuade meat lovers to ditch beef or chicken for plant-based alternatives?
Description: One of the simplest ways to combat climate change is already on restaurant menus and grocery store shelves.
Plant-based meats have been gaining popularity. One U.S. company is using mushroom root to make its products. They use less land and water than is needed to raise animal meat and produce, which in turn lowers greenhouse gas emissions.
Plant-based meats and seafood have already made meaningful strides, but still make up just 2% of the world's global protein consumption, according to the market research company Euromonitor.
The cost of plant-based meat is often higher than animal meat, but industry experts say...