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Save the planet, hold your breath (europe.pub)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca

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[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nothing. Humans evolved with plants to complete the carbon cycle. Fossil fuels did not evolve, they are burned.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

fossil fuels are natural, the burning of them in the quantities we do is not.

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I quoted an article already but here's another:

we humans are a significant contributor to global warming. But, in reality, the CO2 we’re breathing out is part of a natural cycle, by which our bodies convert carbohydrates from CO2-absorbing plants into energy, plus water and CO2. As such, we’re not adding any extra CO2.

which fully supports your statement

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So human breathing is net zero because we're just emitting carbon dioxide trapped in the food we just planted?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Unless a significant part of your diet is coal butter, yes.