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Soils or plants will absorb more CO2 as carbon levels rise—but not both

By Zach Altman | March 24, 2021

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere fuels plant growth. As carbon levels rise, it’s appealing to think of supercharged plant growth and massive tree-planting campaigns drawing down the CO2 produced by fossil fuel burning, agriculture and other human activities.

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