Dr. Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), told Salon that there is an inextricable link between the science of climate change and the economics of rising prices.
“Higher temperatures, floods and droughts — all symptoms of climate change — adversely impact food production, which helps drive inflation,” Bennett said. “Heat waves increase energy demand, which drives inflation. Severe weather impacts supply chains. Natural disasters (like the fires in LA) increase demand for building materials, housing, etc., which drives inflation. There are recent peer-reviewed studies on this.”