A report estimates the war to trigger an increase of 120 million tonnes of greenhouse gases. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - The war in Ukraine is deepening the climate crisis at time when global greenhouse gas emissions are already running at a record high, according to report by carbon accounting experts who have tallied the overall impact of the conflict.
A group of researchers led by Dutch expert Lennard de Klerk looked at a range of contributors to emissions, from fuel used by vehicles, to forest fires, to changes in energy use in Europe and the future reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure. The report - Climate Damage Caused By Russia’s War in Ukraine - was funded by the European Climate Foundation and the Environmental Policy and Advocacy Initiative in Ukraine.are linked to the anticipated reconstruction of buildings, roads and factories damaged in the fighting.
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