Study: Global warming could yield $11.6 trillion in increased crop production

Daily Caller ^ | 10/19/2013 | Unknown

[rktman]

Could global warming be a boon to farmers? A recent study found that rising carbon dioxide concentrations bestow an additional $11.6 trillion in benefits from crop production between now and 2050.

The Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change found that while many studies focus on the costs of rising carbon emissions, few studies focused on whether or not more carbon in the atmosphere could be beneficial to society.

In fact, the Obama administration recently raised its social-cost-of-carbon estimate from $21 per metric ton to $35 per metric ton to the ire of global warming skeptics and Republicans. The estimate reflects how much each ton of carbon emitted costs the U.S. economy.

[rktman]

We'll have to put a stop to that nonsense. How dare anyone suggest that increased CO2 might be a benefit.

[JPG]

HEY, DON'T CALL MY BLUFF!

[MUDDOG]

What global warming?

[billhilly]

O shi-! What will Al do next?

[NautiNurse]

[Parmy]

Back in the 'stone age' when schools actually taught 'science', it was agreed that plants needed CO2 and gave off oxygen. Then it was agreed that people needed oxygen and gave off CO2.

I know that is a simple explanation, but does anyone see a symbiotic relationship there?

[MUDDOG]

people needed oxygen and gave off CO2.

Al Gore gives off methane.

[MeshugeMikey]

ahahaha THANK YOU I Needed That!!

when informed of the possible BENEFITS of so called global warming the Great Leader said:

[hinckley buzzard]

He should not have said "global warming." He should have said "increasing atmospheric CO2." CO2 levels are steadily increasing at the same low rate as the last hundred years or more, leading to the greening of the world and abundant crop yields.

[DuncanWaring]

al-Gore gives off Lewisite.

[spawn44]

Shhh, your blowing our TAX REGULATION SCHEME.

[MUDDOG]

I’ll take Al Lewis.

[MUDDOG]

Indeed. The article could’ve used more editing.

[MUDDOG]

The commies all became greenies.

[Steely Tom]

A recent study found that rising carbon dioxide concentrations bestow an additional $11.6 trillion in benefits from crop production between now and 2050.

This is a bad thing according to the left.

Just like inexpensive energy for ordinary people is a bad thing.

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[Parley Baer]

Problem is we might be going into a little ice age. That will put a dent in that crop production prediction.

[ExCTCitizen]

Oh good... maybe CITRUS COUNTY (in North Florida) will have CITRUS GROVES again....(It was named for the Citrus orchards in the county, but FREEZES killed the tree....)

Orange trees in Orange, CT? (named for the town in France, not the Citrus fruit)

[Dixie Yooper]

"Just a few short years ago when I made my movie, Inconvenient Shakr..I mean Truth, my home was 689 feet above sea level. Now my home is only 75 feet above sea level!"

[missnry]