why is co2 such a big problem? when we understand how trees convert co2? why cant we do what trees do?

Question

there has to be an easy solution to this problem that know one has looked at or whats to see

Answer 1

Converting CO2 to O2 through photosynthesis is an endothermic reaction, meaning that the process absorbs heat. When people convert O2 to CO2, it's an exothermic reaction (the process releases heat). So it's basically impossible for people to breath in CO2 and breath out O2, since we would basically be losing energy everytime we breathed.

CO2 is not necessarily bad. It's only bad if it comes from petroleum emissions. Petroleum is not supposed to naturally exist in the biosphere/atmosphere. Humans have basically done an "un-natural" thing by sucking it out of the ground and onto the surface. So now the biosphere/atmosphere has billions of tons of extra hydro-carbons that otherwise would not have been present. And since petroleum is mainly used for fuel, the hydro-carbons ultimately become CO2 gas. So basically we have billions of tons of extra CO2 in the air, that naturally shouldn't be there. (It's supposed to be underground as petroleum.) Extra CO2 means more greenhouse gases, which means more of the sun's heat gets trapped on earth, so it may lead to global warming.

Answer 2

Plants convert CO2 with the help of chlorophyll arranged in chloroplasts. Photosynthesis isn't just a recipe that you can mix up in a beaker. The process requires enzymes and the proper structures.

Easiest solution? Quit putting so much excess CO2 in the air. It isn't the natural CO2 from cellular respiration and such that is making the problem. It's the excess CO2 from human activities. If we would use less fuel and buy less stuff, that would help a lot.

Answer 3

people are working on it. but sorry it's never easy.
if you can donate a million dollars for the experiments that would help

Answer 4

there are people who are calculating their carbon foot print and planting a specific amount of vegetation to offset it