Global warming will lead to a significant increase in the price of coffee

Published Dec 16, 2023

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Global climate changes are causing a reduction in suitable climatic zones for growing coffee, leading to predictions that by 2050, the area of land suitable for growing coffee will be halved. There is a threat of increased deforestation to expand coffee plantations, but the EU is considering a ban on the import of food grown on cut down forests, which will affect plans to expand coffee plantations. Along with the impact on coffee production, global warming is also causing glaciers to melt, revealing the remains of tourists who died decades ago, and leading to predictions of a rise in ocean levels near the equator.

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Due to global climate changes, one of the main drinks of modern civilization - coffee - may become more expensive. According to DW, the main reason is the reduction of climatic zones suitable for growing coffee. Scientists note that coffee trees are very sensitive to temperature and other weather conditions. "They don't tolerate too hot, too dry and too wet weather," explains Sophie von Leben of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Research. The climate of many tropical countries, where coffee is grown, has recently become less and less stable. Some forecasts predict that by 2050, the area of land suitable for growing coffee will be halved. In theory, global warming could make more northern areas, which were previously too cold for coffee, suitable for growing coffee. But in practice there are serious obstacles to this. A significant part of the potential "new coffee territories" today is covered by forests, the cutting of which will further exacerbate the climate crisis. ...

Source: Unian