Climate change could expose 1.1 billion people to hunger by 2100 (but there’s good news too) – AI modelling study

Without rapid cuts to fossil fuels and a shift to clean energy, climate change could drive over a billion into hunger by 2100, hitting Africa hard.

By: Giovanni Strona, Joint Research Centre (JRC), The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 1,213

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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By Giovanni Strona, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

More than 295 million people globally experienced hunger and starvation in 2025 because of conflict, displacement, climate change and economic disasters.

The bad news is that things are going to get a lot worse. My latest research has found that by 2100, climate change could drive more than a billion people into food crises. This figure represents the total number of human beings alive today, …

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