How is climate change affecting food prices and inflation? | Inside Story
How is climate change affecting food prices and inflation? | Inside Story
Climate change is disrupting food production and supply worldwide.
Crops, fruit, livestock and transport are all affected.
Permanently higher inflation may result, as well as food security threats.
What are the implications for people around the world?
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam
Guests:
George Monbiot — Environmental and political…
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"George, I think you wanted to come in there…", exactly, which is why I always use contraceptives.
Too many humans using too many natural resources (fertilizers, top soil) and producing too much pollution and heat. We now number 3,000 times as many as were our ancestral migratory Hunter-Gatherer clans/bands. What could go wrong? Everything?
Regenerative agriculture should be made mandatory.
Global tomato production has set a record each year for the past 10 years. Banana production has doubled in 20 years. All 10 of the largest sugar crops in global history occurred during the past 10 years. All 10 of the 10 largest rice crop years occurred during the past 10 years (UNFAO). 2023 was another record cereal crop.
Well, I don't think I'll eat in August, that helps…
And corruption too..in the case of Zimbabwe is driving the prices of agricultural inputs..inefficiencies which is a product of corruption as well..
We are doomed in Africa..period
Really informative and clearly explained! I was aware of the need to produce food locally but not so aware of the need to increase global colaboration for food imports. Not sure about how that differs from capitalist globalisation.
My rice fields have not been able to be planted with PADI for two years from 2023 to 2024, even though there is rain, the water is not sufficient.
Bet it's all about the Third World, so in the West we will all think it won't affect us, but it will, maybe even worse than the Third World!
Also in Germany. More and more reports of crops being destroyed due to extreme weather conditions. less due to heat – this year – but due to an unusually large amount of hail, which ruined the grain.
I cannot get the nutrients I need from "a plant-based diet."
Too many people on the planet now. Not enough food to go around.
The last of the 3 people from Geneva reiterates my point ..she said the guy in Zimbabwe didn't have anything to do with the climate change…wrong…he has 6 children….that he can't feed…that he never truely even in the best of times could feed…and how many more thousand are doing the same…just in his country….
It’s all in the bible.
One World order.
People will have to start eating less food then. Or growing their own food.
The golden nuggett of this incoming sotrm is well described by the host at the end of the video, just when the interview is getting more interesting: "we run out of time"….yeap….we as a whole run out of time too
Carbon taxes and government regulations are _____
When I seen the panel my eyes rolled so hard they nearly fell right out of my head.. not one farmer? And yet again we bring in George who’s research into this field has been brief and rushed, jumping to huge conclusions whilst missing several key points. We need to hear from farmers who are actively working on solving these global problems
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Food price inflation by 2023 was trending toward 1000% above 2020 levels by 2040. It's 1200% globally now.
If you're wondering, that's a $40 USD for a loaf of bread, if Americans can get bread.
Please promote Food Forest.
Please see Kogi of Columbia Message From the Mother. Please!
No mention of all the cloud-seeding going on in the world messing up weather patterns. STOP SPRAYING OUR SKIES!
There so many wild pigs, chickens
There is no 10 years… cake is baked… we are waay too late… 2030 is optimistic… all the feedback loops are triggered… and what is happening is extremely non linear…sorry… enjoy the days you have…
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This planet will become like Earth in Interstellar.
I almost didn't make it to work last Friday…because of climate change and the fact that I forgot to get gas Thursday afternoon.
Stop having kids.
Climate change is effected by government criminality and lies more than anything else.
I have to say this was really informative discussion and without big panic. Food security is something I think about a lot, even as someone having it ensured for now. Big danger now is sudden collapse in certain regions, which can cause huge people suffering, refugees and security breakdown. Even being cynical West can't ignore this, otherwise there will be incredible price to pay.
RECORD CROPS from what we hear, partly due to increased plant food in the guise of CO2.
Other factors have more influence on prices, such as shipping costs due to attacks in the Gulf meaning ships take upto 4 weeks longer on their journey than they did before, so 4 weeks extra fuel, wages etc to cover.
Some good points but no talk of degrowth. . This system is unsustainable and it's unsustainable because we are placing more demands on planet earths biosphere than it can ever supply with frilly bits of tech and changes in rules tacked on. Food production does need to be localised! Imports should only be needed as a last resort, otherwise these nodding heads are just perpetuating exactly the current problem! Degrow and localise!
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