Get Ready for Food Prices to Go Way Up, Thanks to Climate Change

Climate change will likely push food prices up 20 to 40 percent, regardless of cuts to future carbon emissions, new research in the journal Climatic Change concluded.  Staple crops like rice, wheat, and grains — which make up the vast majority of global diets, especially for the poor — could see the biggest hits, with big costs for global economic welfare.

Get Ready for Food Prices to Go Way Up, Thanks to Climate Change