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Vertical farming swaps a land problem for an energy problem, and the energy cost is what stops it feeding the world.

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  1. Hannah Ritchie What stands in the way is energy demand. Growing crops indoors is energy-intensive. So we’re really swapping a land problem for an energy one. hannahritchie.substack.com

    Data scientist at Our World in Data and author of Not the End of the World

    What stands in the way is energy demand. Growing crops indoors is energy-intensive. So we’re really swapping a land problem for an energy one.
  2. Michael Grunwald I explain why in the essay; the TLDR is that they’re energy hogs. The sun is a really awesome source of calories, and it’s kind of dumb not to take advantage of it. michaelgrunwald.substack.com

    Journalist and New York Times contributing writer

    I explain why in the essay; the TLDR is that they’re energy hogs. The sun is a really awesome source of calories, and it’s kind of dumb not to take advantage of it.

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