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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“CO2 Fertilization” has been researched and it does boost plant productivity briefly, but then the plants adjust and go back to normal. Usually they end up limited by other nutrients/environmental factors that make it so increased CO2 doesn’t help them long-term. Climate change has other bad effects like bigger temperature swings, droughts, wildfires, etc. So overall the harms vastly outweigh a temporary boost to plant growth.
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