Yes, more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere helps plants grow, but it’s no excuse to downplay climate change
- Written by Vanessa Haverd, Principal research scientist, CSIRO
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The alarming rate of carbon dioxide flowing into our atmosphere is affecting plant life in interesting ways – but perhaps not in the way you’d expect.
Despite large losses of vegetation to land clearing, drought and wildfires, carbon dioxide is absorbed and stored in vegetation and soils at a growing rate.
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