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You could have written: "Why do we need to reduce CO2 if plants thrive on it?". Then, someone might have invested a bit of time and effort in you and the audience to share their knowledge.
See for example, Ebi, Kristie L., and Irakli Loladze. "[Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations and climate change will affect our food's quality and quantity.](https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(19)30108-1)" The Lancet Planetary Health 3, no. 7 (2019): e283-e284.