According to the latest findings by the University of BC, If we don’t do more to mitigate global warming and overfishing, global fish stocks will further decline by 36%.
The leading author of the study says the goal to limit warming by 1.5 degrees Celsius (as per the Paris Agreement) is not enough to prevent the decline in fish stocks.
Historic droughts and floods in recent years have also wreaked havoc on farmers’ crops. We now have to tweak the genes of canola seeds to make them both drought- and flood-resistant; the original canola crops, typically native to North America, are relatively new and have not evolved to withstand extreme conditions.
But genetic modification on crops is only a temporary solution at best. Yes, it’s the same old same old – we need more drastic measures to mitigate the climate.
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