Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gatesrecognized today for his mark as a philanthropist, opined on the future of alternatives to meat during his annual Ask Me Anything session on Reddit.
According to the report published on the website of Business Insiderthe 67-year-old billionaire fielded questions on a variety of topics from redditors, including the weather and veganism, prompting Gates to share his optimism about plant-based meats, so-called fake meats.
“There are companies making ‘beef’ in new ways and people working to keep using cows but reducing methane emissionsBill Gates wrote on the cover.
Gates said he has endorsed alternative meat brands Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and Upside Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, adding: “I think eventually these products will be very good, although their share is small today.”.
The mogul said he was less hopeful about the likelihood that the general public would turn to veganism to save the climate: “For people who want to go vegan, that’s great, but I don’t think most people do.”.
The key to climate, according to Bill Gates
The philanthropist concluded by emphasizing that he believes it all comes down to cost, no matter what industry you’re talking about: “The key to climate is to make clean products so cheap as dirty products in all emission areas: airplanes, concrete, meat”.
“This is the only way we can ask every country in the world to change. If it costs much more, we will not succeed”, he highlighted and added that climate innovation is one of the things that he is most excited about this year.
Gates also spoke about his share of farmland in the United States: “I own less than 1/4000 of the farmland in the US I have invested in these farms to make them more productive and create more jobs. There is no grand scheme involved; in fact, all of these decisions are made by a professional investment team.he”.
