Re:Lab-grown meat may never be cost-competitive enough to di...
by ZeroGravitas on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:39AM
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I've no expertise on the technical area, but if the headline says "will never be cost-competitive" in a climate change related story then that pretty much means that it does make sense economically, but that it requires taxes/subsidies to price in externalities.
Because, if it just plain didn't work, the headline would say "This just plain doesn't work".
If it was so inefficient in terms of carbon input/output that it would a net-negative, then the headline would say "This would work but not be helpful to climate goals"
So by a process of elimination, the headline indicates that it does work, and it does make economic sense, but that government intervention in the market will be required to get the best outcome for everyone.
Some people see this and think "okay, lets write some legislation to fix that", while other people see it and think "oh, well I guess the human race will just have to die out in some kind of mad-max apocalypse, because that's better than regulations that ensure the free market actually works as promised".
Because, if it just plain didn't work, the headline would say "This just plain doesn't work".
If it was so inefficient in terms of carbon input/output that it would a net-negative, then the headline would say "This would work but not be helpful to climate goals"
So by a process of elimination, the headline indicates that it does work, and it does make economic sense, but that government intervention in the market will be required to get the best outcome for everyone.
Some people see this and think "okay, lets write some legislation to fix that", while other people see it and think "oh, well I guess the human race will just have to die out in some kind of mad-max apocalypse, because that's better than regulations that ensure the free market actually works as promised".