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If the CO2 levels stay this high for the next 100 years (and no new excess emissions are generated) we will be having excess food growth and plant growth and wi
by nashashmi 5y ago
If the CO2 levels stay this high for the next 100 years (and no new excess emissions are generated) we will be having excess food growth and plant growth and wildlife growth for many decades.
This is a win. It might counter the narrative for emissions control, but if also tells us that the medicine is in our system.
- ajnin 5y agoCO2 levels are not the only factor that is beneficial to plant growth, you also need sunlight and water, and nutrients, and other things, it's hard to predict what regions of the Earth will have favorable conditions in the future and if crops will profit or not from this.
- chriswarbo 5y agoHa, no. Higher CO2 contentrations make food less nutritious (sibling comment has sources https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29067855 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29067855 )