Chocolate Might Go Extinct By 2050
- published: 02 Jan 2018
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Chocolate Might Go Extinct By 2050 Climate change has been blamed for the endangerment or extinction of many a plant or animal species. And with a new report claiming that chocolate could go extinct in less than 40 years from now due to the effect of warmer weather on cacao plants, many have seen this as a cause of concern, what with chocolate being a favorite sweet treat for young and old alike. But there does appear to be hope for the cacao plant going forward, thanks to a new initiative that has the backing of one of the world’s largest and well-known candy makers. The original report on the potential extinction of cacao plants came from Business Insider, which wrote on Sunday that the two countries in West Africa where most of the world’s chocolate originates from — Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana — might not be suitable for growing cacao in a few decades from now. With climate change expected to keep world temperatures rising in the decades to come, it is reportedly expected that by 2050, present-day chocolate-growing regions might have to grow cacao plants more than 1,000 feet uphill. Most of these mountainous areas are preserved for wildlife, which could potentially put the plants at risk. With these possible issues in mind, Business Insider wrote that candy company Mars has teamed up the University of California-Berkeley to work on a broad initiative that seeks to reduce its business and supply chain’s carbon footprint by at least 60 percent once 2050 hits. This campaign, which benefited from a $1 billion pledge from Mars in September 2017, includes a project where a tea...