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 activist, author of book 'Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet'

Carin Smaller -- Executive Director of the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate. She advises policymakers worldwide about agriculture and food systems

Thin Lei Win -- Food systems and climate change journalist who authors the 'Thin Ink' newsletter, which focuses on food and climate issues

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[caterthun]

This is one of the best interviews.the interviewer asking the correct questions..

[yerberohamsa]

Independent agencies must replace government which is controlled by corporate empires.

[Domnik]

That's what every interview should be like. Smart questions and accurate answers. No fuss, no buzz, no over-drama, plain simple information.

[georgesos]

This is a lesson in journalism and presentation.
She asks questions and at the end she repeats what she understood from the guest.
Very good work.

[amenoum]

By now I think we all know what needs to be done, but we're also aware that's not what will be done. By the trends, we'll end up with a single corporation controlling everything. We'll have few rich people and a bunch of hungry poor people who will be fighting each other for food.

[musicalhost]

Easier said than done. There is so much things to consider and change and will have so much resistance, we are running out of time frankly. Hold on folks

[Pecisk]

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.

[Theodore-tjjo]

Great Panel and show, great moderator too ! Thx Theodore

[Limewire]

While I agree that taxation on meat, classifying meat as a luxury good would help. New taxes on American individuals would never happen. The taxation needs to happen on the corporate end. Before the meat is sold to the public.

[Skoda]

Every consecutive year will be hotter from now on. But it's not just fossil fuels and agriculture that are problematic. It's industrial civilization as a whole.

[hiankun]

Could we just have part 2 of this discussion? They have so many to say and I'm really willing to listen and to learn more!

[martiansoon]

This is the most important topic in our lifetime. Having nutrious food in our tables with affordable prices.

You may link it with global warming, extreme weather, losing mountain glaciers, losing fresh water sources, losing fertilizers, having too much pollution (ie. mines and chem plants), losing top soils, having microplastics, losing coral reefs (heavy toll on land based farming, we need to feed 1-2 billion people more), losing remaining rainforests, rising seas floods and raises salt to fields (ie. seen in Bangladesh) and multiple other things.

[andymacgregor]

I eat meat but it’s a no brainer to cut down massively on the number of animals we consume and go much more plant based. Help extend the life of the planet and much healthier too. Will it happen ? Probably not.

[evanmcarthur]

Before I switch to a plant based diet I want some carbon credits for not driving for 12 years and going against the grain.
Also how about reducing car ownership and just putting people closer to their jobs, instead of having to commute for anything over 30 minutes.

[higreentj]

Greenhouses and vertical farming can produce vast amounts of food with little water and pesticides.

[brandonwilliams]

We need to shut all the airplanes down. They are polluting air.

[mikepotter]

Too many people without food, too many people without jobs, too many people without .... Maybe there are just too many people.

[scottdennis]

so food production worsens climate change which worsens food production.

[seriouslyjustlookaround]

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…

[evanmcarthur]

I lived on a farm for 3 months back in 2011, so convicted shocked waste of food, sprawling suburbs and long commutes to work.Then I tried to talk to people around me about it, had to move to another country cause of the gas lighting, I haven't driven in 12 years, praying Mother Earth protects me. Help me find some community un touched by global warming and can reverse it, or I hope my genes will evolve to cope with this climate change.