trackingpixel
 
Fact #8
CO2

More CO2 means more plant growth.

A summary of 270 laboratory studies (Idso, 2013) of 83 food crops showed that increasing CO2 concentrations by 300 ppm will increase plant growth by an average of 46% across all crops studied. Conversely, a large number of studies show the adverse effects of a low-CO2 environment. For instance, Overdieck (1988) indicated that, compared to today, plant growth was reduced by 8% in the period before the Industrial Revolution, with its low concentration of 280 ppm CO2. Therefore, the proposed misguided attempts to reduce CO2 concentrations would be bad for plants, bad for animals, and bad for humankind.

Source(s):

Take Our Climate Quiz!

The Great Climate Change Debate is one of the “hottest” issues before the public and policy makers today. How much to you know about the subject? Or possibly, the real question is one attributed to American humorist Will Rogers:

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”

Find out your Climate IQ by taking our Climate Quiz: the answers may surprise you.

Take the Quiz Now →

Visit our NEW   CO2 Learning Center!

 

Subscribe to Our Informative Weekly Newsletter Here:

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.