Coffee will go extinct by 2080

“Without strong action to reduce emissions, climate change is projected to cut the global area suitable for coffee production by as much as 50 per cent by 2050”, the report states.

The report predicts that worldwide coffee production will drop by half over the next three decades due to climbing temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, rendering regions historically suited for coffee cultivation unable to meet global demand.

Beyond having to find a new morning fix, the disappearance of the coffee plant would also impact around 120 million people whose livelihoods depend on the production of coffee beans. The crop is the second most valuable commodity exported by developing countries with a value of $19 billion in 2015.

Wild coffee is expected to be wiped from the face of the planet by the year 2080.

Coffee will become more expensive too, as it becomes more and more hard to produce. If only because we’re not sure how we’ll get anything done once it’s gone.

And if you’re not a fan of coffee, this should still concern you.

Starbucks’ sustainability director, told the paper: “What we are really seeing as a company as we look 10, 20, 30 years down the road – if conditions continue as they are – is a potentially significant risk to our supply chain”.

“We have a cloud hovering over our head”, said Mario Cerutti, a spokesperson from the coffee producer, Lavazza.

“Even instant coffee is likely to be hit hard in a world of 3°C or more”. Hanna pointed out that farmers were already seeing how climate change was creating severe hurricanes and more resistant bugs. Download the full report – link here.