Reuters

Fact Check: CO2 does help plants grow, but it is still bad for global warming

The use of extra carbon dioxide (CO2) in commercial greenhouses to aid plant growth is being touted online to falsely imply climate-change warnings are a “scam”. Experts say while CO2 can help some ...
The Conversation

Malnourished bugs: Higher CO2 levels make plants less nutritious, hurting insect populations

Ellen Welti receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) grants 1556280 and 1440484. Grasshopper populations, like those of many other insects, ...
Fast Company

High CO2 levels will wreck plants’ nutritional value, so don’t plan on surviving on vegetables

CO2 is stripping the food we eat of essential proteins and nutrients as well as warming the planet, says the lead author on last year’s IPCC report at TED in Vancouver. We know that rising carbon ...
Science Daily

Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral deficiency in plants resulting in less nutritious crops

For years, scientists have seen enhanced photosynthesis as one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) -- since plants use carbon dioxide for ...