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Originally Posted by **********
More CO2 does not mean more plants, or healthier plants, or more food for us to consume. Plants use only what they need and excess gasses remain in place. And at the same time, LESS plants mean LESS CO2 Consumed and turned into food and oxygen. (Think: Deforestation).
The main problem in how it relates to climate change is that there are is too much Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. This doesn't make it harder or easier for plants to breathe. Instead it has everything to do with heat and sunlight. Too much CO2 in the air traps heat.
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Well, that onwebcam doesn't even get this whole subject, but he is right about plants. The plants capacity to use the CO2 is quite large. Actually modern plants are evolved to cope with lower CO2 concentrations. Plants had somewhat different biological mechanisms when CO2 concentrations were much higher.
So, kudos for some plants. Of course if CO2 concentrations rise much and climate with it, the whole fucking ecosystem of plants changes. So some plants win and some not. Same with animals. So, it's not the same thing as mass producing plants in greenhouse, as that onwebcam seems to think. How in fuck someone can't see the difference between mass producing plants in somewhat closed environment (greenhouse) and messing with the whole Earth's ecosystem?