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Indoor urban agriculture isn't necessarily low carbon, study shows

Growing lettuce indoors in Canadian cities can be as climate-friendly as conventional farming, but only in regions where electricity comes from renewable sources and is therefore low-carbon, according to a new McGill-led study.

Indoor urban agriculture isn't necessarily low carbon, study shows
Image: Phys.org
Growing lettuce indoors in Canadian cities can be as climate-friendly as conventional farming, but only in regions where electricity comes from renewable sources and is therefore low-carbon, according to a new McGill-led study.

Originally published at Phys.org

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