Category Archives: Positive effects of CO2

Good news! Elevated CO2 may extend interglacial, prevent next ice age

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Reader “Markx” writes in Tips and Notes on a paper I hadn’t noticed before (because it was published before WUWT was born). Of course it only works if CO2 has a long residence time and/or our elevated emission levels continue. … Continue reading →

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Global Warming to Endanger Breakfast by 2080!!!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Guest Post by David Middleton First it was wheat and now it’s coffee. What’s next? Bacon & eggs? This is nothing but alarmist nonsense… Researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew and the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum in … Continue reading →

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CO2 Is Greening The Planet: African Savannahs Getting a Makeover to Forests

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

I’ve covered this before, such as when NASA posted satellite data showing that the biosphere is booming thanks to CO2 fertilization. This new study from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany suggests that the Umbrella Thorn Acacia trees will make a … Continue reading →

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Memo to Doubters—I was Tempted to say “Deniers”—CO2 is Plant Food!

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany This illustration from a recent article in Science magazine shows that CO2 is plant food.  It is based on both empirical data and model results (not “data”).  I know that looking at empirical data … Continue reading →

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