Mark Rober makes a plant-based burger for Bill Gates and explains why meat production strains the environment. Gates also appears and discusses his worry about steel and cement.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters cite it as a short, accessible overview of the climate and water case for plant-based meat.
“This video from Mark Rober was eye opening for me.”HN comment, 2021
“This video from Mark Rober was eye opening for me.”
Eye-opening case that meat consumption is unsustainable
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I blame meat consumption. This video from Mark Rober was eye opening for me. As a meat eater myself I'm convinced that eating meat is unsustainable. It's just a matter of time until we can't keep up with demand and meat will become something only the 1% can afford. this video While it's so profitable to burn down forests and grow cattle people will keep doing it. Until there's nothing left .
Recommendsdrewg123Feb 2021
“Or for a shorter view, Mark Rober's”
Short overview of why plant-based meat helps the environment
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The ever growing demand for meat is a leading cause of deforestation. Forests remove far more CO2 than grasslands (think 3 dimensions vs 2 dimensions). Cows require orders of magnitude more land to be devoted to them than plant based food, simply due to the inefficiencies of the sunlight -> plant -> meat -> food production process. If you cut the middle-man out (meat), then the process becomes orders of magnitude more efficient. This reminds me that if by "better farms with better practices" you mean free-range type farms, then they are actually far worse for the environment because they are less efficient. Eg, you need more land per pound of meat produced. Cows also produce vast quantities of methane, which is a leading greenhouse gas. The quickest way to slow down global warming would be to cease livestock farming entirely. Watch the documentary "Cowspiricy" ( link ) Or for a shorter view, Mark Rober's "Feeding Bill Gates Fake Burger (to save the world) this video
Recommendsdrewg123Mar 2021
“(see the documentary "Cowspiricy", or Mark Rober's”
Explains environmental case for plant-based meat
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This is the best news I've heard all week. The more widely vegan "meat" is available, the more likely it is to be adopted by average people and not just dedicated vegans. Reducing the demand for real beef is probably one of the best things we can do in the short term for the environment, due to the amount of land required for cattle farming, and due to the surprising amount of methane emitted by cattle. (see the documentary "Cowspiricy", or Mark Rober's "Feeding Bill Gates a Fake Burger to save the world: this video )
RecommendslinsomniacAug 2022
“you don't have to go full vegetarian, you can take a step by doing Meatless Mondays”
Meatless Mondays and the water cost of meat
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A couple years ago my son and I watched the Mark Rober video "Feeding a fake burger to Bill Gates to save the world" [1], and one of the takeaways from that is "you don't have to go full vegetarian, you can take a step by doing Meatless Mondays". I don't recall if his video talked about Methane, I do recall it talking about the staggering amount of water that is involved in making meat, and I live in a high plains desert, so water is something on my mind. It's been fun taking small steps. [1] this video
RecommendslinsomniacSep 2022
“Mark Rober has a good coverage of this in his video”
Good coverage of meat's emissions and water use
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I've been eating more plant based burgers because meat is unsustainable. Carbon emissions from meat are more than all the planes, trains, and automobiles combined. Water required to make 24 hamburgers will fill a pool. Meat is simply an inefficient way of making the calories and proteins we need. I still eat meat, I've just started moving to more plant based products. Mark Rober has a good coverage of this in his video "Feeding Bill Gates a Fake Burger (to save the world)": this video
Cites itcable2600Mar 2020
“He wants fake meat so we eat plants instead of real meat.”
Gates on fake meat to fight climate change
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this video He wants fake meat so we eat plants instead of real meat. He wants the fake meat to cook and taste like meat. This is to save the planet from climate change. Try an Impossible Whopper at Burger King, it is on the 2 for $6 menu now. The toppings make it taste like a Whopper but if you just eat the meat it tastes like beans but still enough to pass for a burger. Tyson quit being a meat company and became a protein company to server fake meat for chicken substitutes.
Cites itmehrdadnSep 2020
“Bill Gates also mentioned he's now most worried about steel & cement in one of Mark Rober's videos”
Gates says he worries most about steel and cement
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Bill Gates also mentioned he's now most worried about steel & cement in one of Mark Rober's videos: this video
Cites itcable2600Sep 2021
“As the population grows farms can't breed enough animals to eat, but plants grow like weeds.”
Explains Gates's push for plant-based burgers
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He knows eventually there will be shortages and the price of food will go up. Also he wants people to eat plant based burgers instead of beef based for health reasons. As the population grows farms can't breed enough animals to eat, but plants grow like weeds. this video
Cites itdrewg123Aug 2023
“Its responsible for almost 10% of greenhouse gases.[1]”
Cited as source for animal agriculture emissions
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Animal agriculture, especially cattle, is one of the least efficient ways to produce food in terms of energy and land use. Its responsible for almost 10% of greenhouse gases.[1] One of the best things you can do for the planet it to stop eating meat and dairy. [1]: this video
