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"One of the scariest and most underreported impacts of climate change — and climate change has plenty of scary and underreported impacts — is that rising CO2 le
by RetroTechie 3y ago
"One of the scariest and most underreported impacts of climate change — and climate change has plenty of scary and underreported impacts — is that rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere lead to higher CO2 levels in our workplaces and homes, which make it harder for us to work and think effectively."
Ehm... no. If indoor levels spike to say 2000...3000 ppm, then the difference between outdoor levels of 400, 450 or 500 ppm will have a negligable effect.
That spike is due to poor ventilation - a known issue. Not due to climate change - an issue with many other important effects, indoor CO2 levels not among them.
So little attention to this aspect in the press is well-deserved.
- MatthiasPortzel 3y agoThe original post cites direct data from the original studies. Both studies found that an increase of around 300 ppm leads to cognitive decline of ~15-20%. Outdoor CO2 ppm is projected to increase by 300 ppm to 2100. > If indoor CO2 levels rise by the same amount, we can expect a 16% decrease in average brainpower — for every single person on the planet. What part of this is negligible?