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> Vertical farming makes sense when energy is cheaper than what we get from the sun. While there are cases where that's the case, they're so marginal it's hard
by kristjansson 4y ago
> Vertical farming makes sense when energy is cheaper than what we get from the sun.
While there are cases where that's the case, they're so marginal it's hard to square the size of the niche with
> vertical farming is a part of the next wave of industrialisation.
Sure, we can grow better food for Finns and Icelanders, it's hard to see a case for the constraints of those places starting to apply more broadly...
- petsfed 4y agoIf climate change continues at pace, we're going to see larger and larger migrations away from the sunniest parts of the earth, as those sunny spots become too hot for humans to live. That "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting, but I think its up to it.