Climate change, rising CO2 level may reduce protein, iron, zinc in food crops by 2050: Study (Business Standard)

India’s Business Standard reported on a new study co-authored by Senior Scientist Timothy Sulser and Senior Research Analyst Nicola Cenacchi on projected changes to global nutrient availability due to climate change and rising CO2 levels over the next 30 years. The article summarized the study’s key findings, including estimated reductions in growth of per capita protein, iron and zinc availability worldwide by 19.5%, 14.4% and 14.6%, respectively. These reductions are likely to disproportionately impact regions already experiencing high levels of undernutrition and vulnerability to climate shocks, the article explained.