I’m not sure we’re not on the list because we’re lower? It could be that we just weren’t included in the data so aren’t ranked?

OMG this raised my blood pressure so much.

They did the maths:

"Current data reveals a significant disparity in energy use between vertical farms and traditional agricultural methods. A 2021 Global CEA Census Report indicated that vertical farms exhibited an average energy consumption of 38.8 kilowatt-hours per kilogram of produce, a stark contrast to traditional greenhouses, which averaged 5.4 kilowatt-hours per kilogram. This difference highlights the substantial energy inputs required to replicate and optimize natural growing conditions indoors.

The environmental footprint of these operations directly correlates with the carbon intensity of the electricity grid supplying them. When relying on fossil fuel-heavy grids, vertical farms can exhibit a carbon footprint exceeding traditional field production by a factor of ten or more."

so I watched to where they said they only grow leafy greens in vertical farms, anything else is too hard 🤦

Industrial farming is something like 10 calories input for each calorie of food produced: this is likely an order of magnitude worse. I’m sure someone has done the maths.