Parmesan Cheese Is Not Endangered by Climate Change, Reuters

[rangerrebew]

Parmesan Cheese Is Not Endangered by Climate Change, Reuters
 
By
Linnea Lueken
July 17, 2026
 

A photo presentation from Reuters claims that parmesan cheese is threatened by climate change because heat waves are causing declining milk production and more expensive cool storage costs. This is false. Cheese production has been increasing amid modest warming, and the cost of temperature controlled storage is not going to get cheaper if you force a transition away from less expensive energy sources like fossil fuels.

The presentation, “How climate change is putting traditional parmesan cheese at risk,” introduces the topic by saying that “Heat waves are taking a toll on Italy’s parmesan cheese industry, reducing milk production and increasing energy costs,” and that cooling is expensive.

One photo caption of cheese in cold storage says that the peak of recent heatwaves in Montecavolo di Quattro Castella, Italy, caused a 30 percent increase in daily power use. Another shows dairy cows being misted with water to cool them down.

https://climaterealism.com/2026/07/parmesan-cheese-is-not-endangered-by-climate-change-reuters/

[catfish1957]

Not meaning to hijack a meaningful climate scam thread, but would feel deficient not to remind others, that the bottled Parmesan contains sawdust (cellulose).

I stick with the fresh block, and use a shredder or shaver.

[Wingnut]

Not meaning to hijack a meaningful climate scam thread, but would feel deficient not to remind others, that the bottled Parmesan contains sawdust (cellulose).

I stick with the fresh block, and use a shredder or shaver.

Yeah.  That crappolla you shake out of a plastic container is definitely not Parm. 

[Cyber Liberty]

Not meaning to hijack a meaningful climate scam thread, but would feel deficient not to remind others, that the bottled Parmesan contains sawdust (cellulose).

I stick with the fresh block, and use a shredder or shaver.

So do I. I haven't purchased that Kraft crap in a can for decades. I don't know about sawdust, but I know they use paraffin.  Fresh ground is so much better!

[libertybele]

Same.  I buy a fresh block and shave/shred it myself.  Much tastier as well.

Indeed the Kraft parmesan shaker is crappola.