In the aftermath of the California wildfires, we need to get more serious about addressing global warming, which increases the risk of such disasters. Among other things, our political leaders should support more public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter.
Animal agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. While the technology is still being developed, scientists believe cultivated meat will require a fraction of the greenhouse-gas emissions that raising and slaughtering livestock does. Anyone who cares about preventing future disasters should support development of the revolutionary protein.
Jon Hochschartner
Granby, Connecticut