Iran Attack Risks Dangerous Greenhouse Gas Pollution
One aspect often overlooked in discussions about military actions is their impact on the natural world. For example, Th US Department of Defence is one of the largest polluters in America.
The Israeli attack on Iran will leave a carbon footprint. However long and violent the events may be, their effects can be considerable.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine did profound damage to the Black Sea. According to Carnegie, “And the war is posing new risks, which will persist for decades. Cleaning up the Black Sea should be an urgent priority for the EU and countries in the region.
ScienceDirect conducted a study on the effects on air quality. “Much attention has been paid to the world economy and social situations in response to the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine in the context of COVID-19. However, much less attention has been paid to the detrimental effect of war on the atmospheric environment.”
The Guardian described similar effects of the Israel war in Gaza. “The planet-warming emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual carbon footprint of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, new research reveals.”
The chance that the environmental effects of war will be taken into account when these wars are planned is next to zero. That means, as wars across the globe being, the planet will suffer greatly
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