Global warming puts Arabica coffee at risk, and we're barrelling towards a crucial threshold
- Written by: Jarrod Kath, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation, University of Southern Queensland
Jason Betz/Unsplash, CC BYCoffee may be a major casualty of a hotter planet. Even if currently declared commitments to reduce emissions are met, our new research suggests coffee production will still rapidly decline in countries accounting for 75% of the world’s Arabica coffee supply.
Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) is one of two main plant...