Climate extremes, food price spikes, and their wider societal risks

2025/06/13 by Maximilian Kotz, Markus G. Donat, Tom Lancaster +4 · 3 voices
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Market Dynamics and Volatility

paper · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ade45f

openalex publication_date 2025/06/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

We acknowledge the insights obtained from a number of discussions which informed the framing of this piece. In particular we thank Daria Kim from the Korean Broadcasting System, the Goldman Sachs Global Sustainability Investment Research Team, and discussants at the policy session on climate impacts and monetary policy at the annual conference of the European Association for Environmental & Resource Economists.

Citations

• Food insecurity and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Climate change impacts on crop yields

Discussions

• Climate extremes are causing food price spikes, like the 50% rise in EU olive oil prices after droughts. A paper in Environmental Research Letters highlights how this fuels inflation and health risks, [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]
• 📚 Podrobněji viz: Kotz et al. (2025), Climate change and the risk of food price inflation, Environmental Research Letters. doi.org/10.1088/1748... [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]
• Climate extremes, food price spikes, and their wider societal risks doi.org/10.1088/1748... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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