eli5: If plants and trees thrive on Carbon dioxide, and humans are producing more carbon dioxide, does that mean vegetation is benefiting from greenhouse gases? If not, how come?

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eli5: If plants and trees thrive on Carbon dioxide, and humans are producing more carbon dioxide, does that mean vegetation is benefiting from greenhouse gases? If not, how come?

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Answer 1

Just from an evolutionairy stand point, plants will, to a certain degree, have developed in such a way, that the CO2 levels of the atmosphere they are growing in are optimal for their growth. I would also assume that CO2 is the least scarce nutrient, while other nutrients, such as nitrogen, minerals and water or even light, are the ones that limit the growth of the plant.