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Does the quantity of CO2 in the air affect plant growth?

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The very strong consensus is that the rapidity of climate change due to increased CO2 among other greenhouse gases is putting species and ecosystems at risk of failure, plant species at risk of loss and costing agriculture and forestry a very large amount of money to adapt. read more

Experiments by Nature Education show most of the benefits to be positive in plant growth. Increasing carbon dioxide concentration increases the rate of growth for most, but not all plants. In addition, the amount of fruit the plant produces increases. The plants absorb carbon dioxide through the stoma of the leaves. read more

On a separate note, perhaps a good response to the 'plants will absorb the extra CO2 as it is plant food" is to point out that the level of CO2 has demonstrably risen, which means the plants are not aborning the 'excess'. read more

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