Carbon dioxide Quote by Ed Yong

Photosynthetic organisms in the sea yield most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, take up and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, shape planetary…

— Sylvia Earle

“These early, single-celled organisms unwittingly transformed Earth’s carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into one with sufficient oxygen to allow aerobic organisms to emerge and dominate the…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Life isn't just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide.”

— Malala Yousafzai

...the life of the planet began the long, slow process of modulating and regulating the physical conditions of the planet. The oxygen in today's…

— Lewis Thomas

Before the discovery of these [underwater] vents, all life on Earth, the key to life on Earth, was believed to be the sun and…

— Mike deGruy

“Photosynthesis, the activity that ultimately makes all life possible, permits plants to trap energy from the sun and store it in the form of…

— Richard M. Ketchum

The simple fact that half of the oxygen that we breathe is produced by the oceans should be reason enough to mobilize around the…

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

We have an atmosphere that is roughly 21% oxygen. The rest of it is largely nitrogen. There's just enough carbon dioxide (CO2) to drive…

— Sylvia Earle

As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and corals.

— Barry Gardiner

I remember, as a boy of 17 years of age, this was a fascinating thing for me: how we human beings breathe out carbon…

— Percy Julian

As we burn fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide, much of which is absorbed by the oceans.

— Tatiana Schlossberg

With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. Most…

— Sylvia Earle