The climate cost of the first two years of the war on Ukraine was greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 175 countries. Russia’s invasion has generated at least 175m tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e), amid a surge in emissions from direct warfare, landscape fires, rerouted flights, forced migration and leaks caused by military attacks on fossil fuel infrastructure, as well as the future carbon cost of reconstruction. The 175m tons are on a par with running 90m petrol cars for an entire year – and more than the total emissions generated individually by countries including the Netherlands, Venezuela and Kuwait in 2022. And the war goes on.
www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/russia-war-with-ukraine-accelerating-global-climate-emergency-report-shows