A study carried out by NGOs dedicated to investigating the effects of war on climate change estimates the emissions caused by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine at 175 million tons of carbon dioxide.
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“The first 12 months of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine led to the emission of 120 million tons of carbon dioxide. However, in 24 months of invasion, emissions have increased significantly to 175 million tons of carbon dioxide,” reads a statement about the report, prepared by the Greenhouse Gas Accounting Initiative of War (IGGAW).
This volume is the equivalent of putting into circulation 90 million new gasoline cars or building 260 new coal-fired power plants and exceeds the annual emissions of a highly industrialized country like the Netherlands, the report noted.
“In the early months of the war, most emissions were caused by the large-scale destruction of civil infrastructurewhich requires a great post-war reconstruction effort,” the document stated.
“Now, after two years of war, most of the emissions originate from a combination of war operations, forest fires and damage to energy infrastructure,” he added.
War operations cause emissions in relation to vehicle fuel consumption, the production of large quantities of ammunition and other military equipment, as well as the construction of fortifications along hundreds of kilometers of front line.
The estimated cost of the damage caused in this way by the Russian Federation amounts to more than 32 billion dollars (29,590 million euros), according to the IGGAW.
EFE
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