Brewing truth: Climate doomsayers’ cooked up coffee crisis

American Thinker ^ | 7 Dec, 2023 | Vijay Jayaraj

[MtnClimber]

Every day, people across the world wake up to news about climate change affecting their lives. With the seeming randomness of a roulette wheel, the doomsday clique of the climate world daily selects a fresh topic to sow seeds of anxiety among the populace.

Popular things easily recognized — even cherished — by people are continually identified as being at risk of being damaged or destroyed by climate change. Coffee, for example, is a commodity experiencing a surge in popularity, and there are no prizes for guessing what climate doomsayers are saying now.

Yes, coffee is now said to be under threat from man-made climate change. CNN, in a recent article, made this statement: “climate change poses a huge threat to the coffee business and to farmers.” Keeping with its customary approach of presenting climate change as a threat to all manner of things, CNN quotes the Inter-American Development Bank as warning that “rising temperatures will reduce the area suitable for growing coffee by up to 50%.”

Is this claim true? If so, plenty of people would be affected, because coffee is selling like hot cakes.

The brew is a staple in nearly 98% of households in Brazil. According to the 2023 National Coffee Data Trends Report, coffee consumption in the U.S. has hit a 20-year peak, with over 50% of consumers gravitating toward specialty coffee.

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The research indicates that we might already be reaping the rewards of increased productivity rates in both arabica and robusta coffee varieties thanks to the recent rise in atmospheric CO2. This reality is reflected in the plantations across the globe. Production in South America and Southeast Asia have shown increases in yield during the past two decades.

[MtnClimber]

It doesn’t seem like the Earth is on fire. It is cool this morning and I don’t even see any flames.

[weezel]

Hands off my coffee!

[z3n]

“rising temperatures will reduce the area suitable for growing coffee by up to 50%.”

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Assuming temperatures will still rise (as they have been since the last glaciation, thanks to cavemen and their lack of tailpipe testing) then it's much more likely that areas suitable for growing coffee will shift some.

The climate mmiser wont use his magical evil superpowers and just disappear coffee growing zones.

[Qwapisking]

“when it comes to personal business more people would appreciate more people minding their own” L.Star

[jeffc]

Trying to price us commoners out of the things we like?

Just like the coffee "shortage" of the 70's, they raised prices and they never came back down. The rich will always be able to afford what they want.

[muir_redwoods]

Within broad limits, CO2 is plant food. Raising the atmospheric levels from .004% to even .006% would have negligible impact other than more greenery.

[muir_redwoods]

If I have to buy coffee grown in New Mexico and oranges from Ohio,I’ll manage.

[oldtech]

True statement. For those who pay any attention to TV commercials, notice there are some items that will soon become scarce. Because of rising costs of production, they may soon go out of production; so order now while they are still available! Well, they will most likely be available later too...although at a slightly increased price. Just a sales gimmick to get the price up most likely.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

No prob. Fentanyl hot cocoa, Fentanyl tea!

[PeterPrinciple]

The research indicates that we might already be reaping the rewards of increased productivity rates in both arabica and robusta coffee varieties thanks to the recent rise in atmospheric CO2.

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IT is known sciencew that current levels of c02 are a limiting growth factor for plans.

There are two photosynthesis pathways. One uses more energy to capture the co2 than the other. Plants are currently using the high energy pathway.

We used to inject c02 into green houses to stimulate growth.

I explained this to an agronomy grad student once. His thought was if he did, that walking into the green house would kill him. He was that programed, and I suspect some of you might be too.

Think about it:

1) what is the current percentage of c02 in the atmosphere. They suck up that c02 fast and hard.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The can of coffee I buy was $5.99 before the pandemic. It rose to as much as $12.99 but is now back to $6.99. Some crisis!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I always felt “Juan Valdez” always had another crop on the other side of a hill raising another “C” product, and it was not coffee.

[The Great RJ]

We are experiencing near record warm days in the Peoples Republic of Minnesota and the Climate Change Cult and sycophant weather reporters are trumpeting that MN lakes will be overheating and there may never be ice on Lake Superior again. They barely mention that these same record highs also happened in 1939. Those unusually high temperatures in 1939 failed to bring about these dire consequences and there have been very cold winters in the intervening 80 plus years. It’s weather not climate change.

[MikelTackNailer]

Carbon dioxide and nitrogen are critical to plant life cycling and the hucksters selling that they're harmful are just that: hucksters trying to raise up false panic to sell a false agenda for their personal enrichment. Like Al Gore did and still does get away with.

Right now there's a billion dollar project in Scandinavia meant to pump CO2 from our atmosphere deep back into the ground - about a mile because of current technological limits - yet "60 Minutes" played that up like they're saving the planet. Never mind that lighter than oxygen gases will eventually rise no matter the obstacle - Libs will feel better believing they've saved us all! (while their backers reap profits from idiots believing their lies).

This is what we get from education systems that push propaganda over useful knowledge.