I think you’ll remember from high school biology that plants absorb carbon dioxide and sunlight and that is how they grow. Just like plants need sunlight to grow, they also need carbon dioxide. Plants create oxygen and this is what we breathe. Quite a neat system the Creator has made – humans breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, and plants breathe in carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen. Therefore, you could view our carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles and power plants that burn coal or oil as potential plant food. So if carbon dioxide is plant food then what’s the big deal about carbon dioxide causing global warming, you might ask. Answer: Our output of carbon dioxide has been growing over the decades and there are not enough plants to absorb it all. The carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere and acts as a heat shield. Our planet gets warmer every year.
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