Peter Nowak

1976 and 2026… they have no proof the world is getting hotter so they change the weather maps to “piping hot magma” colours and then tax you more to fix the imaginary problem 😂 😂

It's been a wonderful few years for plant growth around the world. This resurgence is heavily driven by higher CO₂ levels in the atmosphere. NASA satellite records from 1982–2023 reveal that rising CO₂ contributed around 70% of new greening cover over vast areas of semi-desert and barren landscapes. This expansion is visible across a quarter to a half of all Earth's vegetated lands - a rate unprecedented in the satellite era. Global crop yields have soared since 1960, driven by spectacular agricultural advances and quietly supercharged by CO₂ fertilisation. Concurrently, famine deaths have plunged, even as the world's population doubled. CO₂ has driven the bulk of this timely explosion in the green world, boosting both terrestrial agriculture and oceanic phytoplankton. We have seen a greater than 18% increase in global leaf cover in 40 years. The largest gains have occurred in India and China through massive tree-planting and intensive farming, all fed by an enriching atmosphere. Warmer, balmier temperatures are lengthening growing seasons too, a feature of a more active hydrological cycle. Studies show that every 100 ppm increase in CO₂ typically boosts plant growth by 25% to 50%. An analysis of 776 studies from 1993–2019 shows that an average CO₂ level of 550 ppm would deliver a 38% increase in global biomass. The treatment of CO₂ as a pollutant seems eerily counter-intuitive given this massive greening. There can be no doubt that CO₂ is on the comeback trail. Data suggests that higher CO₂ levels, paired with modest warming, represent a historical sweet spot for terrestrial and marine life. This is precisely why commercial greenhouses deliberately pump CO₂ to 1,000–1,500 ppm to ensure crop yields jump by 20% to 70%. This should be celebrated as 'great news for humanity'. Yet, there is only disappointing silence from backers of the global warming agenda.