Climate change means ‘bleak future’ for food security

Food supplies, livelihoods, human health and many natural environments face a “bleak future” unless governments take urgent action to reduce carbon emissions, a groundbreaking report on climate change will warn today.

Climate change is already here, the report says, but people in low-lying coastal areas face greater storm surges, flooding and rising sea levels.

It warns homes, businesses, water treatment and power plants across Europe will be at much greater risk of rainstorms, river flooding, and more severe heat waves.