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Plant-based ‘beef’ reduces CO2 but threatens ag jobs

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  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Food
  • Global Development
Plant-based alternatives to beef will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but they could disrupt the agricultural workforce, threatening more than 1.5 million industry jobs.  

Plant-based alternatives to beef will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but they could disrupt the agricultural workforce, threatening more than 1.5 million industry jobs.  

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