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Resource efficiency and vertical farming: Solutions for a sustainable future?

Business Green

While two vertical farms have achieved substantial scale in the US, vertical farm products have not yet gained significant shelf space in the UK and Europe. It uses energy efficient LED lighting, which produces very little heat and allows lights to be very close to the tops of plants - enabling tightly stacked layers.

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Price and provenance: Does the UK have an appetite for eco-labels on food?

Business Green

However, if awareness of the problem is building, there are also widespread concerns over the barriers faced by those keen to reduce the environmental impact of their diets. Broad awareness of the issues at stake is not limited to a small minority, but neither has it yet reached an overwhelming majority. It has been getting easier.