A new study is helping predict what life could like in the 2100,
and scientists say it could look very different from today.
Experts say that significant global warming is now 'more likely than not.' This
could trigger extreme 'fire weather' across parts of the world, threatening the
survival of countless species.
Livestock herds could be dramatically scaled back as grazing animals are
replaced with lab-grown meat and milk.
Cultivated chicken has been approved for sale in Singapore, the US and Israel,
while companies are producing milk proteins without cows using precision
fermentation.
Scientists have even created lab-grown chocolate and coffee as alternatives to
crops threatened by climate change.
Advances in gene editing could also be used to eliminate troublesome invasive
species such as destructive pests. Scientists are already developing genetically
engineered mosquitoes to suppress disease-carrying populations.
Experts are also investigating gene-editing techniques that could one day control
invasive pests such as mice, rats and cane toads.
Source: Study from Macquarie University in Sydney