Bill Gates: Rich Countries 'Should Move to 100% Synthetic Beef'

Microsoft cofounder and CEO Bill Gates told MIT Technology Review in a recent interview that rich countries should switch to eating "100% synthetic beef" to reduce pollution and help the environment. "Eventually, that green premium is modest enough that you can sort of change the [behavior of] people or use regulation to totally shift the demand," Gates said in the interview. He singled out two brands, Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, as synthetic meat producers with "a quality road map and a cost road map that makes them totally competitive." The story got much more attention from right-rated outlets, who focused primarily on MIT's interview with Gates and his quote about synthetic beef for rich nations. Very few left- and center-rated sources covered the interview; CBS News (Lean Left bias) published its own story about Gates' views on sustainability and predictions for future effects of climate change.