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"The climate cost of the first two years of Russia’s war on Ukraine was greater
than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 175
countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency in addition to the
mounting death toll and widespread destruction, research reveals.
Russia’s invasion has generated at least 175m tonnes 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, according to the most comprehensive analysis ever of
conflict-driven climate impacts.
The 175m tonnes includes carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride
(SF6), the most potent of all greenhouse gases. This is 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.
Historically, governments have accounted poorly for the climate cost of war –
and of the military industrial complex more broadly. Official data is extremely
patchy or nonexistent due to military secrecy, and there is limited frontline
access for researchers. The economic cost of the greenhouse gases, which will
have global consequences, is even less well understood.
But according to the new report by the Initiative on Greenhouse Gas Accounting
of War (IGGAW) – a research collective partly funded by the German and Swedish
governments, and the European Climate Foundation – the Russian Federation faces
a $32bn (£25bn) climate reparations bill from its first 24 months of war."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
