Electric food – magic bullet or magical thinking? | Letters

Readers are divided over whether food made using electricity can ease the ecological burden the world population places on our planetGeorge Monbiot makes a strong case for how our ecosystem might survive (Electric food – the new sci-fi diet that could save our planet, 31 October). He thinks it is imperative that we eliminate meat in favour of plant-based agriculture. He also wants us to explore the possibility of using electricity instead of photosynthesis to convert sunlight into food. Si