Canadian food supplies at risk if climate change not slowed, new UN report shows

OTTAWA — Canada will not be spared the impact of food shortages and price shocks if global warming is not kept below 2 degrees Celsius, a new report suggests.

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is releasing a report today on the impacts farming, forestry and other uses of land have on climate change, as well as the impacts a warming planet will have on those industries.

Last fall, another report from the panel showed the planet had already warmed up almost 1 C compared to pre-industrial times.

The Paris climate change agreement is straining to keep global warming below 2 C and as close to 1.5 C as possible.