Nature

WHAT''S NEXT?: Oceans, animals, and land are all under threat from climate change and human activities. The effective and efficient conservation of agricultural biodiversity is vital to meeting the global challenges of food and nutritional security for an expanding world population. But, the signs are of continued degradation of our global natural resources and environment.

• [New] The electric car market in Asia-Pacific is expected to show a significant growth over the next decade driven by government support, rising income levels and increasing environmental awareness.
• [New] The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of its fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path.
• [New] The demand for non-animal proteins may increase to account for 10-20% of the growing total demand, which would create a need for 100-200 million tonnes of plant protein by 2050.
• [New] The alternative protein sector, which includes plant-based substitutes for traditional, animal-based foods - such as Beyond Meat or Impossible burgers, and plant-based milks - is expected to capture roughly 10 percent of the meat market within 15 years and is now valued at $19.5 billion.
• Demand for water for agriculture could rise by over 30% between 2000-2030 and could double by 2050, depending on which future scenario is adopted, but will be affected by pressures from industry, domestic use, and the need to maintain environmental flows.
• Demand for water for agriculture could rise by over 30% by 2030, while total global water demand could rise by 35-60% between 2000 and 2025, and could double by 2050 owing to pressures from industry, domestic use and the need to maintain environmental flows.
• As the world dithers on climate action, carbon emissions continue, the oceans will warm further and will likely take a century or more to return to the cooler temperatures of the last century.
• The latest trend in the form of intensifying competitive nature of the market is projected to elevate the market position in the coming years.
• Apart from domestic consumption, Indian exports of animal feed are rising and will also represent an important growth driver during the next five years.
• The World Resources Institute predicts that there will be a 79% increase in global demand for animal-based foods (meat and dairy) between 2006 and 2050.
• Africa's carbon dioxide emissions increased 12 fold in roughly 50 years, and by the end of the next decade its organic carbon emissions will make up 50% of global emissions.
• Over the next century Africa will replace Asia as the driver of global population increase and the impact of climate change will be severe.
• Atmospheric CO 2 concentration has exceeded the safety limit of 350 ppm, and will predictably reach nearly 600 ppm by the end of this century.
• The price of live pigs and pork meat is expected to continue moving in an upward trend till the end of this year.
• Commsat will start services next year with the launch of another 4 satellites as part of the overall plan to place 72 craft into Low Earth Orbit by 2022.
• The next five years are going to be crucial for the market as the impending environmental laws are expected to become stricter, which might have an impact on the Mobile Payment Security Software market growth.
• 37% of the world population will be exposed to extreme heat events every five years, 411 million people in cities will be exposed to severe drought, and 32-80 million people worldwide will be exposed to flooding from sea level rise by 2100.
• Close to 2 million animals could be lost by 2030 due to increased drought frequency and a combined value of USD630 million due to losses in animals, milk and meat production.
• If carbon emissions remain unabated, the Earth will be 1.5 ° C warmer by 2100 and the costs of climate change under a business as usual scenario will exceed $12 trillion by 2050.
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that if emissions continue to rise at the current rate, the earth could experience as much as 4.5 °C of warming by 2100.
• As incomes climb around the world, demand for animal-based foods will grow by 68% between 2010 and 2050, which includes a growth in demand of 88% for ruminant meat.
• Hayabusa2 will leave Ryugu at the end of this year and spend about a year making the journey back to Earth with its cargo.

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Last updated: 24 August 2019