To help the country's future food security, Biden has said the U.S. government will invest in 'cultivating alternative food sources' and other biotechnologies.
produce a huge amount of carbon dioxide during the supply chain, in addition to the methane released by the animals themselves in their burps. Methane is also a greenhouse gas and traps more than 25 times more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide.
"The global industry is on the cusp of a revolution powered by biotechnology," said a senior administrative official in a press conference announcing the executive order. "Analyses and facts suggest that, before the end of the decade, engineering biology holds the potential to be used in manufacturing industries that account for more than one third of global output. That's equivalent to almost $30 trillion in terms of value.
"It's critical for our food security, for our manufacturing and technology base, and for our moral leadership. I applaud this week's bold move by the White House." However, it's uncertain if the climate impacts of the lab-meat biotechnology industry will lead to fewer emissions overall: a 2019 study from the University of Oxford warned that the energy used to grow meat could release more
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