CO2 and the environment

Increased CO₂ concentrations in the atmosphere are a recognised concern.

However, CO₂ is at the same time an indispensable component without which life on Earth would not be possible. The air around us contains some 0.05% CO₂. Every living organism produces CO₂. For example, the air we exhale has a CO₂ concentration of around 4%. The environmental effect is (supposedly) caused by increasing CO₂ concentrations attributable to the fast depletion of fossil fuel reserves.

The CO₂ used in the Tispa Medical application is the same CO₂ used in soda water, fire extinguishers and controlled atmosphere food packaging. This CO₂ is NOT produced, but recovered from industrial processes and does NOT contribute to increased atmosphere concentrations.