@muhammajelly Plants did not live carbon starved throughout the planet’s history. Atmospheric CO2 spiked from about 4,500 PPM to 7,000 PPM in the Cambrian period some 570 million years ago. At that spike, global average temperatures were about 12° centigrade (53.6° F) higher than today. The ice cap melt-off due to those temperatures pushed sea levels to 350 feet higher than they are today. How much of our heavily inhabited coastal landmass would a 350 foot rise in sea level cost us? Do you think the fossil fuel industry will defray any of those costs?
During the Carboniferous and Permian periods 340 and 240 million years ago, when so much of our fossil fuel was formed, CO2 levels were much more like they are today, 300 to 400 PPM. No we are pushing beyond 400 PPM and the CO2 level is rising exponentially. Careful what you wish for, my right-wing friend. The fossil fuel industry’s short term profits may prove your long-term loss