Tom Bry-Chevalier, a young researcher working on alternative proteins

Tom Bry-Chevalier, a PhD student in environmental economics at BETA and a member of the Climate Economics Chair, has recently published a scientific article comparing the main alternatives to animal meat from the perspective of food system sustainability. Bry-Chevalier, T. Comparing meat alternatives for a sustainable food system. npj Science of Food, 10, 119 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-025-00694-3

Following on from this academic publication, he also authored a popular science article in The Conversation, drawing on this research to inform the public debate surrounding the various alternatives to meat. (Article “Remplacer la viande : toutes les alternatives se valent‑elles ?”, published on 14 April 2026)

These findings were also reported by the University of Lorraine and the Factuel website, highlighting their implications for the food and environmental transition. (Article “Quelles alternatives à la viande sont vraiment bonnes pour la planète (et réalistes à grande échelle) ?”, published on 13 April 2026)

Finally, Tom Bry-Chevalier’s career and work were recently the subject of a profile in Le Monde, set within a broader societal context: « Dans le monde du handicap, je suis un ovni ! » : le parcours singulier de Tom Bry-Chevalier, doctorant et militant animaliste, published on 31 March 2026.