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New research reveals idea that rising CO₂ will significantly boost plant growth and help absorb our emissions may have been significantly overstated. (www.youtube.com)

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 7 months ago

Humanity will suffer far less consequences than many other inhabitants of the Earth.

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