War is a major contributor to climate change. The early days of the Ukraine war (by November 2022) produced an estimated 80 megatons of carbon emissions (including estimated reconstruction costs), while the first four months of the Gaza war cost around 60 megatons. This is the equivalent of 30 million vehicles’ emissions over one year. Is it any surprise that blowing stuff up damages the environment?
As harrowing as are the costs of war to the combatants, the costs to the world at large are overwhelming. Climate change is a challenge requiring all nations to work together. We must recognize that its threat to all of us is greater than the threats among us and cease hostilities before we can address the common enemy.
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