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global greening
Also known as: greening of the planet
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The Energy Department "Red Team" Critique of Greenhouse-Gas ... revkin.substack.com Jul 31, 2025 4 facts
claimThe Energy Department 'Red Team' report highlights the benefits of CO2, such as global greening and agricultural productivity, in Sections 2.1 and 9.
claimThe report utilizes NOAA’s tide gauge measurements for sea level rise and satellite-based Leaf Area Index for global greening.
claimThe report cites Zhu et al. (2016) regarding global greening and AIMS (2023) regarding coral reef recovery.
claimThe report covers topics including CO₂’s role in global greening, ocean pH changes, climate sensitivity, extreme weather trends, sea level rise, and socioeconomic impacts.
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias ... science.feedback.org Aug 5, 2025 3 facts
claimThe 'greening of the planet' is a well-documented phenomenon that is not homogeneous, with more greening observed at high latitudes and in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
quoteThe U.S. Department of Energy report states: "Elevated concentrations of CO2 directly enhance plant growth, globally contributing to “greening” the planet and increasing agricultural productivity."
claimGreening of the planet is explained by rising carbon dioxide levels, which increase plant photosynthesis and biomass, as well as human activities such as reforestation and intensive agriculture.
DOE's climate report is misleading, inaccurate, and ignores ... catf.us Sep 3, 2025 3 facts
quoteKathy Fallon, Director of Land & Climate at the Clean Air Task Force, stated: “DOE’s draft report suffers from inaccuracies, manipulations of climate science, and glaring omissions. The draft report’s tired arguments about carbon dioxide fertilization and greening have been repeatedly addressed in the scientific literature, and the authors’ conclusions have no place in a government-endorsed report. In fact, the authors themselves even admitted to cherry-picking research to support the report’s outlandish claims.”
claimThe Clean Air Task Force argues that the U.S. Department of Energy's draft report erroneously implies that carbon pollution provides a net benefit to society by focusing on "global greening" while ignoring the negative impacts of climate change driven by carbon dioxide emissions.
quoteKathy Fallon stated: “The misrepresentation of carbon dioxide fertilization stands out as a central example of bias in the DOE draft report. It’s time to retire the tired ‘global greening’ argument that has been used to justify continued carbon pollution. The scientific literature has repeatedly addressed this issue and shows that ‘global greening’ also promotes nuisance plants that are bad for human health and agriculture, decreases the nutritional content of major crops, and releases even more greenhouse gas emissions from sensitive regions like the Arctic.”