"CO₂ isn't a pollutant" climate change deniers are missing the point, and hopefully this meme is simple enough for them to understand. I'd post it on Reddit too, but I'm trying to cut down on Reddit use.
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Meme about Wreck-It Ralph (labeled “Fossil fuel emissions") overfeeding a pink rabbit (labeled “Plants") pancakes (labeled “C0₂")
Sure, if you let the plants grow at a pace that matches your co2 output.
(We’re not doing that)
"Uh, water is essential to all life, so, like, I think you're really overreacting about this flood."
The simple science is that plants do grow in heavier CO2 environments, sometimes very well. But they grow differently, which is a problem for food plants, because they don't produce what we want from them as food unless we also add heavy nutrients and water. In a greenhouse environment, this can increase production. In the outside, it's far more difficult to get good results.
So they aren't wrong, they just don't understand the bigger picture. Change one thing, other things change too, not always in the direction you want.
Pro tip: east the plants, then bury their babies in the resulting excrement. Profit!?
ironically eating meat is one of the biggest contributors of global warming
If CO2 was thick enough at ground level, where plants grow, we'd be feeling it. We don't have low O2 sensors, we have high CO2 sensors. Humans can happily suffocate and not notice as long as they can expel breath.
Using a rabbit for this analogy may not have been the best choice.
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