Greener Living
Bezos Seeks to Revamp Meat Alternatives in Climate Push
- Fund to pour $60 million into setting up new research centers
- Bezos has pledged $1 billion to tackle food’s climate impact
Jeff Bezos
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/BloombergThe Bezos Earth Fund is pouring $60 million into revamping alternative proteins as part of its push to make food more sustainable.
The Jeff Bezos-backed philanthropic organization will put money into establishing university research centers that will work on improving the taste, texture and nutrition of meat alternatives. The Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein, to be set up over the next five years, will also focus on bringing down manufacturing costs and finding new ingredients, according to Andy Jarvis, director of Future of Food at the Bezos Earth Fund.