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Climate change puts much-loved Irish cup of tea at risk as extreme weather hits tea-growing countries Emily Beament Updated: 10 May 2021, 14:56 CLIMATE change is putting the much-loved Irish cup of tea at risk as extreme weather and rising temperatures hit tea-growing countries, a report warns. Ireland and the UK drink more tea per person than any other countries in the world. 1 A changing climate could hit the taste of tea, as increasing amounts of rain produce inferior quality leavesCredit: Alamy But a report from Christian Aid warns that Kenya, the world’s biggest exporter of black tea, ...

Climate change brews trouble for Brits beloved tea The UK and Ireland drink more tea per person than any other country in the world. Meanwhile, the world’s biggest tea exporter, Kenya, which produces half of the black tea drunk in the UK, is facing rising temperatures and volatile rainfall, which has made floods and droughts more likely. Optimal conditions for tea growing will plunge as climate change worsens, and in Kenya, the report found that conditions will deteriorate by 26 per cent by 2050. Areas with only average growing conditions will see production fall by 39 per ...

Monday, May 10, 2021 Fancy a nice cuppa? We may not be able to soon. Climate change may mean a decrease in our tea consumption as leaves in India, Sri Lanka, China and Kenya are at risk and posing a threat to our drinking habits.  With more rain than ever causing chaotic floods, droughts and increasing temperatures in Kenya (the world's biggest exporter), charity Christian Aid has reported that the quantity and quality of the leaves have been damaged. "This climate crisis hurts us all. But people living in poverty fight the worst of it every day," write the charity on their websit...

Big British tea brands and the Fairtrade Foundation have also raised concerns about the impact climate change is having on tea growers and the future of production. The warning comes as the UK prepares to host the G7 meeting of major economies next month – where Boris Johnson has said climate, and finance for poor countries to cope with global warming, will be centre stage – and key UN Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow in November. Dr Kat Kramer, Christian Aid’s climate policy lead, said: “This year the UK Government has a key role in overseeing the global response to the climate emergen...

Trouble brewing for British cuppa Published: 12:44 AM, May 11, 2021 SHARE Climate change is putting the much-loved British cuppa at risk as extreme weather and rising temperatures hit tea-growing countries, a report warns. Britain and Ireland drink more tea per person than any other country in the world, with Kenya alone producing half the black tea drunk in Britain. But a report from Christian Aid warns that Kenya, the world's biggest exporter of black tea, faces more erratic rainfall, making floods and droughts more common, and rising temperatures. R...