War emissions: Gaza, Iran

Posted on July 28, 2026 by borderslynn

Gaza and the Middle East: When War Burns Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

The climate consequences of war are even more staggering when fossil fuel infrastructure is involved. An analysis estimates that the Israel–Gaza war produced around 33 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent due to military operations, fires, debris, and reconstruction demands.

Similarly, news reports found that the first two weeks of the US–Israel conflict with Iran released more than 5 million tonnes of CO₂ as oil depots, industrial facilities, and urban centres burned. These emissions are comparable to the annual output of dozens of low-emitting countries.

These conflicts demonstrate how warfare directly feeds into the global emissions total, yet remains invisible in official climate accounting

https://climatefactchecks.org/wars-environmental-damage-how-conflicts-accelerate-global-warming/

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Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

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