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Could chocolate go extinct?

Oxford Sparks Big Questions

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The Impact of Climate Change on Chocolate Production

Rising globa temperature could really hurt globa productionof chocolates. Will they have to move their farms to high elevations because it's cooler, or maybe build a massive greenhouse on the land? That's really expensive. And we don't usually put treecrofts in greenhouses, so it's going to be a lot of trial and arro thin which is even more expensive. Also, insects are cheap and efficient polinates. So cost wiull be passed on to the consumers, which could mean the end of affordable chocolate.

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