Given that we're talking about eukaryotes here, you can't just sprinkle some modified DNA on it and expect it to start executing that code (like you can with bacteria, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformation_(genetics) ). So patching the organism with the code for the new organelle requires some kind of vector, like a virus or CRISPR. If such a thing were to be surprisingly widely applicable across species and also escape the lap, I suppose it could update more than just the desired plant.
Given that some other nutrient would then become the bottleneck, I think this would be ok though. You'd just have upgraded plant growth, which would mean locking carbon into biomass at an increased rate, which might be kinda helpful around now.
Would it have unintended consequences? Probably. Would they be worse than the unintended consequences of industry? Maybe not.
Given that some other nutrient would then become the bottleneck, I think this would be ok though. You'd just have upgraded plant growth, which would mean locking carbon into biomass at an increased rate, which might be kinda helpful around now.
Would it have unintended consequences? Probably. Would they be worse than the unintended consequences of industry? Maybe not.