Thread by @JimBair62221006

This study needs to be brought in front of every politician making decisions on climate change mitigation

It should be headlined in every major media outlet

The implications are stunning

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#ClimateCrisis #foodsecurity #farming #agriculture #NEWS
bmj.com/content/378/bm…

What factors are 𝘯𝘰𝘵 included in most crop models?

⚠️Among many other things
-declines in pollinating insects
-nutrient reductions in staple crops
-changes in air quality
-land degradation and salinisation
-even *increasing extreme weather*

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bmj.com/content/378/bm…

⚠️⚠️"Importantly, most of the excluded variables ...imply a modest to severe negative impact on agricultural production"

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bmj.com/content/378/bm…

"What does all of this mean to policy makers? We must be very cautious in interpreting projections of food production or food security because they rely on models that omit many important biophysical changes & include other variables with profound, irreducible uncertainties"

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🧵Extreme weather is already dramatically impacting major growing regions around the world-

Given the above noted model limitations, it is incumbent upon world leaders to implement deep emission cuts to protect world food supplies

#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #safety #security