Impact of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions on global human nutrition

Impact of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions on global human nutrition

Impact of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions on global human nutrition, Published online: 27 August 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0253-3

Elevated atmospheric CO2 (550 ppm) could cause an additional 175 million people to be zinc deficient and 122 million protein deficient (assuming 2050 population and CO2 projections) due to the reduced nutritional value of staple food crops.