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The Australian Conservation Foundation has warned that more frequent and severe droughts, as a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions, will lead to significantly higher food prices.
In an ACF-commissioned report, John Quiggin from the University of Queensland says the current drought has led to price rises in fruit and vegetables as high as 40 per cent.
"If, as projected, climate change exacerbates the frequency and severity of droughts and other extreme weather events in Australia, the result will be an increase in average food prices and in the frequency and severity of price spikes," he said.
Originally published 22 Nov 2007
