. . to absorb the additional CO2 from fossil fuel. We need a whole lot more plants to handle the job and we're not getting them - just the opposite.

Of course, with a lot more CO2 in the atmosphere and much higher temperatures we could get some massive plant blooms. Some scientists think the last big global warming was stopped by aquatic ferns in the lakes formed from melted icecap. Of course in northern US and Canada these very ferns are being ripped out because they interfere with recreational use of lakes and streams.

About the only positive thing we've got going is landfills, the largest volume being carbon in wood and paper.