Food prices could increase further due to climate change's effect on inflation around the world: Study
- Rising temperatures from climate change are projected to increase global food prices by 1.49 to 1.79 percentage points annually by 2035.
- Researchers from Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the European Central Bank analyzed historical price and weather data from 121 countries between 1996 and 2021.
- The study focused on the impact of climate change on food costs worldwide.
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Climate change driving up inflation in food prices: Study
Rising global temperatures are associated with inflation in food prices, both in regions that are already hotter and in countries outside the tropics like the U.S., according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the European Central Bank studied monthly price indexes between…
Climate shocks add to food inflation
A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change. Thursday's study looks at monthly price tags of food and other goods, temperatures and…

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation
A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change. Thursday's study looks at
Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation
By SETH BORENSTEIN (AP Science Writer) Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found. Looking at monthly price tags of food and other goods, temperatures and other climate factors in 121 nations since 1996, researchers calculate that […]
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