Please Contribute to Our Center!
Donate: We need your financial support! As a 501(c)(3) public charity, the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change accepts corporate, foundation and individual donations to fund its educational activities. If you have browsed our website or utilized our material in the past year, please consider making a financial contribution. We need your help to keep us going.

Last 15 Postings

Temperature and CO2 Effects on Tomato Growth, Yield and Quality Characteristics (28 April 2021)
The authors of this study conclude that "climate change in terms of increased temperature and CO2 will have a positive effect on tomato by way of increase in production and quality of fruits"...

Plant Growth Database (27 April 2021)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Tomato (Zhang et al., 2020). To access the entire database, click here.
President Biden's New CO2 Emission Policy is Anti-Science and the Real Existential Threat to Humanity and Nature (26 April 2021)
It is scientifically indefensible to place the nation (and the world) on a path to implement a transformative, whole-government, approach to change how energy is produced and consumed across all sectors of society as President Biden has committed to do. It is a policy prescription designed to undo decades, even centuries, of direct and indirect CO2-related benefits. It is destined for failure and is a real existential threat capable of inflicting far more havoc and damage on humanity and nature than it ever intended to prevent...

Elevated CO2 Decreases the Efficiency of Cucumber Mosaic Virus Infection (23 April 2021)
Virus-mediated mechanisms to overcome the disease resistance in plants are weakened under elevated CO2. Thus, as the air's CO2 content rises in the future, plant yields will increase in consequence of a reduction in overall virus-induced yield losses...

Plant Growth Database (22 April 2021)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Geranium (Singh et al., 2020). To access the entire database, click here.

CO2-Induced Change in Plant Biochemistry Alter Aphid Performance (21 April 2021)
Elevated CO2 induced changes in primary plant metabolites, significantly reducing the content of some amino acids that are essential for aphid nutrition. Such changes, not surprisingly, negatively impacted aphid growth and performance...

Plant Growth Database (20 April 2021)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Potato (Lee et al., 2020). To access the entire database, click here.

Elevated CO2 Improves Tomato Growth Under Low Light Conditions (19 April 2021)
With incredible findings like those reported in this study, it really makes one wonder why anyone would want to reduce the air's CO2 concentration, which action would only serve to reduce plant photosynthesis, growth, and light use efficiency, as well as raise overall crop energy use and production costs. Nevertheless, that is exactly the objective of the misguided Biden Administration...

Elevated CO2 Increases Flavonoid Accumulation and Cadmium Content in Black Locust Seedlings (16 April 2021)
Such favorable findings bode well for the future protection and defense system of black locust trees as the air's CO2 content rises, as well as for their use in cleaning up soils contaminated with heavy metals...

Plant Growth Database (15 April 2021)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Fountain Grass (Singh et al., 2020). To access the entire database, click here.

Three Decades of Change in Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks at a Subtropical Australian Site (14 April 2021)
Model-based theory predicts rising temperatures should enhance soil decomposition and reduce belowground organic carbon stocks, but real-world data reveal otherwise...

Plant Growth Database (13 April 2021)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Rice (Masuya et al., 2020). To access the entire database, click here.
The Response of Sorghum to Elevated CO2, Water Stress and Nitrogen Availability (12 April 2021)
In this multi-factor analysis elevated CO2 enhanced the relative water content of sorghum by 10% under water deficit stress, improved the photosynthetic apparatus and reduced oxidative damage and stress, indicating an overall alleviation of the destructive effects of drought...

Interactive Effects of Warming and Elevated CO2 on a Tropical Forage Species (9 April 2021)
Changes in flower phenology under elevated CO2 and elevated temperature, alone or in combination, increased the floral resources of this species and its attractiveness for pollinators...

Plant Growth Database (8 April 2021)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Thyme (Habeeb et al., 2020). To access the entire database, click here.