Why isn’t increased CO2-levels positive for nature?

Question

The levels of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing and have done so for many years. Shouldn’t this have a positive impact on plants etc.?

Maybe not nature including humans, but plants should thrive, right?

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Answer 1

In the way that I see it, your reasoning is right, but you gotta consider that for each new source of CO2 created tons of trees and plants are also mowed down so in the end you just have a lot more CO2 than plants to process it.