And thanks to Vox for writing about this!  This week’s article on the popular site delves into the environmental and humane aspect of plant-based meat by saying, Plant proteins, even if processed into imitation burgers, have smaller climate, water, and land impacts than conventional meats. In fact, plant-based meat has been found to have 30 times less of an impact on CO2 equivalent emissions as beef and 6 times less than pork or chicken. 

It also indicates that reducing meat consumption would “also reduce animal suffering and the risk of both animal-borne disease and antibiotic resistance. The criticisms against the new wave of meatless meat appear to be more rooted in broad opposition to food technology rather than a true environmental accounting — and they muddy the waters in the search for climate solutions at a time when clarity is sorely needed.”