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Crop yields have been on a century long increase (we produce about 5x more corn per acre than 100 years ago) in part due to CO2 fertilization, in part due to im

Crop yields have been on a century long increase (we produce about 5x more corn per acre than 100 years ago) in part due to CO2 fertilization, in part due to improvements in technology: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fertilization-greening-earth/ https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fer... https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/images/US_Corn_Yld_Trend.png https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/images/US... https://www.nass.usda.gov/Charts_and_Maps/Field_Crops/soyyld.php https://www.nass.usda.gov/Charts_and_Maps/Field_Crops/soyyld... You'll notice from the charts year to year variability happens (droughts, heat waves, freezes, etc) but the long term trend is up and to the right.

ratboy666 4y ago
Thank you. And... as a note. The following statement has been down-modded in the past (this is truly an "uncomfortable truth"): If we go with no-CO2/no fossil fuel policy, we will reduce farming production, leading to famine and the likely death of (many) people. Of interest is that solar, wind, geothermal and nuclear cannot help.