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Plant-based meat could solve climate woes - if more people would eat it

Removing meat from your diet might do wonders for the planet, but what about the taste buds?
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Operational technician Erin Aranda handles flasks containing mushroom spores at the production facility for Meati Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Thornton, Colo. Eventually, the company expects to produce more than 40 million pounds of meat annually at its 100,000-square-foot Mega Ranch in Thornton. That’s about 160 million four-ounce servings, or half the amount of beef served each year at Chipotle, one of Meati’s biggest investors. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Lars Obendorfer says he was “badly insulted” after he first began offering vegan sausage at his 25 German stands, dubbed “Best Worscht in Town.” He even found himself mediating between customers arguing on social media.

“There was downright hostility between the meat eaters and the vegans,” he said.

That was six years ago. Today, 15% of the 200,000 sausages each year are plant-based.

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