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A California-based startup called Savor has figured out a unique way to make a butter alternative that doesn’t involve livestock, plants, or even displacing land. Their butter is produced from synthetic fat made using carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and the best part is —- it tastes just like regular butter.

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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The largest (farm) landowner in the US is backing a venture that does not require land?

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[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Until we reach mass deployment of electrolyzers, all of this hydrogen will be coming from natural gas. Would be interesting to do a life cycle analysis and see what percentage of the CO2 emissions associated with producing the hydrogen end up incorporated into the product.

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