Tue Mar 29, 2022 – 3:11 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — “All rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef” to stave off climate change, software giant and left-wing philanthropist Bill Gates claimed in a recent interview.
The Microsoft founder made the comment while speaking to Technology Review about his book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. After admitting that conversion to synthetic beef was not viable for poor countries (where “we’ll have to use animal genetics to dramatically raise the amount of beef per [methane] emissions”), Gates claimed wealthy nations could handle it: “You can get used to the taste difference, and the claim is they’re going to make it taste even better over time. Eventually, that green premium is modest enough that you can sort of change the [behavior of] people or use regulation to totally shift the demand.”
Gates said he “can actually see a path” to making the switch a reality, citing the work of plant-based “burger” companies like Impossible and Beyond Meat, but acknowledged that “saying to people, ‘You can’t have cows anymore’ — talk about a politically unpopular approach.” He also complained about legislation to ensure that faux beef is not
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