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My understanding is that this has been known for decades, it's not like it's been suppressed. > He also notes that increased CO2 can help boost agriculture pro
by dukeyukey 5y ago
My understanding is that this has been known for decades, it's not like it's been suppressed.
> He also notes that increased CO2 can help boost agriculture productivity, making it easier to feed the world's population.
In cooler countries, this is indeed the case. However, most of the world's population lives in warmer regions, meaning even if we have plenty of food, it's poorer countries that will lack it, so we'll still get climate refugees.
- ilkan 5y agoFaster growth = less nutritious plants bc they are slow to take up minerals from the soil. But they do produce more sugar. On the other hand the heat may make some plants shrivel, there was an article about the impact of heat on grapes. Tropical pests may persist in cooler climates bc the seasons won't kill then off and the ecosystem doesnt have enough predators yet.