@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 3/ Thousands of rigorous scientific studies disprove Karin Kirk's lies. Here's a paper about wheat:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
![Elevated atmospheric [CO2 ] can dramatically increase wheat yields in semi-arid environments and buffer against heat waves - PubMed](https://pbs.twimg.com/news_img/1672620240809652226/_lGNUq6A?format=jpg&name=orig)
@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 4/ Here's how eCO2 benefits corn (which, significantly, is a C4 crop):
tandfonline.com
tandfonline.com
![Effect of Elevated [CO2] on Assimilation, Allocation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus by Maize (Zea Mays L.)](https://pbs.twimg.com/news_img/1673208680437751812/AvtZGY8V?format=jpg&name=orig)
@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 5/ Elevated CO2 ("eCO2") is especially beneficial for legumes, like beans, peas, and alfalfa, which are grown for their protein content. So eCO2 helps mitigate protein shortages in poor countries. Here's a paper:
frontiersin.org
frontiersin.org
@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 6/ Improved global food security, in significant part thanks to the higher current CO2 level, is saving MANY lives.
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@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 7/ Rising CO2 levels are also highly beneficial for natural ecosystems. They're greening the Earth, especially in arid regions, like the Sahel.
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@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 8/ NASA measures the greening trend from satellites.
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Rising CO2 levels are “greening” the Earth
“...white is no vegetation or barren and grey is where the data does not show a statistically signif...
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Carbon Dioxide Fertilization Greening Earth, Study Finds
From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 ye...
@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 9/ Here's NASA's video about it:
youtube.com
youtube.com
@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 10/ CO2 levels are believed to have been well above the current 420 ppmv for >98% of Earth's history, without causing "runaway" warming, acidic oceans, or any other catastrophe.
@CherylBozarth @billmckibben @threadreaderapp @rattibha @threaddotblue @sciam 11/ The best evidence is that manmade climate change is modest and benign, and CO2 emissions are beneifical, rather than harmful. The benefits are large and well-measured, and the supposed major harms are all merely hypothetical, and mostly implausible.
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