The war on food
By
Duggan Flanakin
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May 15th, 2024
Back in February, CBS News reported that food prices had continued to rise faster than the rise in the overall Consumer Price Index. Restaurant prices were increasing at an annual rate of 5.1 percent, while grocery prices were up 1.2 percent. But the real story is that supermarket prices are 25 percent higher now than in January 2020, while inflation had increased by 19 percent.
At the same time, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that “climate and conflict are two leading drivers of [our] global food crisis.” UN climate chief Simon Stiell chimed in that, “Rapid, sustained action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to increase resilience is needed now to help stop [chronic hunger] from spiraling out of control.”
There are just three things wrong with the UN pronouncements. First, the slight increases in carbon dioxide have left the planet 20 percent greener than it was just 24 years ago – according to NASA. Crop yields have increased by 13 percent over the same period. Deserts are shrinking. This suggests, and science indicates, that decreasing atmospheric carbon dioxide would likely reverse this trend, decreasing the amount of arable land.
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