#flirtingwithdisaster on Valentine’s Day

The document details the vulnerability of agricultural and forest products to climate change, noting significant potential losses in cocoa, coffee, cotton, and wine production, as well as specific environmental pressures on flower exports from Kenya and silk production in India.

• Climate change is projected to cause severe losses in the production of cocoa, coffee, and cotton: a 2°C rise could lead to a 40-70% loss in cocoa production in many regions, while 65-100% of land suitable for coffee in Africa could be eliminated. Cotton production could be reduced by as much as 80%.
• Wine production faces significant geographic threats, with California expected to lose nearly 70% of its arable land for wine grapes and prominent regions like Bordeaux, France, potentially becoming unsuitable for production by 2050.
• Kenya's rose production is endangered by temperature increases of 2-5°C and environmental degradation, specifically in the Lake Naivasha region where forest cover fell from 10% to 1.2% since 1960.
• Other commodities are impacted by specific climate and environmental factors: Indonesian sugar cane decreased by 30% in 2011 due to heat and dry soil, and silk production in India is threatened by logging, pesticides, and climate change.

APA

Fox, A. (2015). #flirtingwithdisaster on Valentine’s Day. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/uncategorized/2015-02-flirtingwithdisaster-on-valentines-day/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. #flirtingwithdisaster on Valentine’s Day. Friends of the Earth, 2015. https://foe.org/uncategorized/2015-02-flirtingwithdisaster-on-valentines-day/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=Fox |first1=Audrey |title=#flirtingwithdisaster on Valentine’s Day |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=13 February 2015 |url=https://foe.org/uncategorized/2015-02-flirtingwithdisaster-on-valentines-day/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{fox2015flirtingwithdisaster, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{\#flirtingwithdisaster on Valentine’s Day}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2015}, month = feb, url = {https://foe.org/uncategorized/2015-02-flirtingwithdisaster-on-valentines-day/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }