Carbon dioxide feeds plants, but are earth’s plants getting full?

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Plants do a lot of work for us, producing the air we breathe, the food we eat, and even some of our medicine. But when it comes to removing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we may have been overestimating their ability.

Period11 Dec 2020

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  • TitleCarbon dioxide feeds plants, but are earth’s plants getting full?
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/12/20
    DescriptionPlants do a lot of work for us, producing the air we breathe, the food we eat, and even some of our medicine. But when it comes to removing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we may have been overestimating their ability.
    Producer/AuthorAmanda Cavanagh & Caitlin Moore
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/carbon-dioxide-feeds-plants-but-are-earths-plants-getting-full-151865
    PersonsCaitlin Moore, Amanda Cavanagh