The silent boom: How rising CO2 levels are making trees BIGGER and stronger
06/28/2025 / By Ava Grace
Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving a global “greening effect,” with vegetation increasing by at least 15 percent over the past 40 years. Studies show trees grow larger and more robust under elevated CO2, contradicting doomsday climate narratives.
Research, including a landmark study on 180-year-old oak trees in England, confirms a 10 percent growth increase under higher CO2 levels. Similar results in Duke Forest (North Carolina) showed pine trees growing up to 27 percent larger annually.
Trees use extra CO2 efficiently, with photosynthesis rates spiking by up to 33 percent. Wood stores carbon long-term, increasing sequestration, while plants maintain stable nutrient ratios by absorbing more from the soil.
Satellite data reveals expanding vegetation worldwide, including desert retreats (e.g., southern Sahara). U.S. forests have grown 20-30 percent since 1970, now offsetting 10-13 percent of national emissions.
Preindustrial CO2 levels (280 ppm) were dangerously low for plant survival. Current levels (420 ppm) sustain ecosystems, boost agriculture and counteract extinction risks—yet policymakers ignore these benefits in favor of “Net Zero” agendas.
While the mainstream media obsesses over climate catastrophe, a quiet revolution is unfolding in forests worldwide. Recent scientific research confirms that trees are growing larger and more robust thanks to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, a fact conspicuously absent from doomsday environmental reporting.
https://www.climate.news/2025-06-28-rising-co2-levels-making-trees-bigger-stronger.html
