Electric food – the new sci-fi diet that could save our planet | George Monbiot

Growing food without plants or animals sounds like science fiction. But it could stop environmental destructionIt’s not about “them”, it’s about us. The horrific rate of biological annihilation reported this week – 60% of the Earth’s vertebrate wildlife gone since 1970 – is driven primarily by the food industry. Farming and fishing are the major causes of the collapse of both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Meat – consumed in greater quantities