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Feeding Bill Gates a Fake Burger (to save the world)

Mark Rober · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Environment, agriculture & food systemsClimate policy, solutions & debateNutrition & diet science

What it is

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 recommends it

HN commenters cite it as a short, accessible overview of the climate and water case for plant-based meat.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “This video from Mark Rober was eye opening for me.”

    Eye-opening case that meat consumption is unsustainable

    dudus, 2021-05 · Strong recommendation · in “The Brazilian Amazon has 'flipped' to become major producer of greenhouse gasses”

  2. “Or for a shorter view, Mark Rober's”

    Short overview of why plant-based meat helps the environment

    drewg123, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “How to lower the price of plant-based meat”

  3. “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

    linsomniac, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Reducing methane is the fastest strategy available to reduce warming”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: plant-based meat, bill gates, emissions, agriculture, mark rober

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