This paper (June 2009) is a collaboration between Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors and the Nelson Institute's Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). It explores the question of how to sustainably meet the growing energy and food demands of a global population approaching nine billion people in 2050 in a sector affected by climate change.
This paper (June 2009) is a collaboration between Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors and the Nelson Institute's Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). It explores the question of how to sustainably meet the growing energy and food demands of a global population approaching nine billion people in 2050 in a sector affected by climate change.
The report estimates that the caloric needs of the planet will soar 50% by 2050 driven by population, wealth and diet as well as some biofuel demand. The focus of the report is on how to meet the challenge of boosting agricultural productivity to meet the needs of the Earth's population.
The report estimates that the caloric needs of the planet will soar 50% by 2050 driven by population, wealth and diet as well as some biofuel demand. The focus of the report is on how to meet the challenge of boosting agricultural productivity to meet the needs of the Earth's population. The paper looks at this challenge through 2050 and presents new agricultural data and models.
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