Global Briefing: Carbon cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine surges past 300 million tonnes

Stuart Stone
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Carbon emissions from war in Ukraine almost equivalent to France's annual emissions, Germany accused of diluting climate targets, and Lamborghini hits brakes on electric supercar

The fourth year of Russia's war in Ukraine has increased the conflict's carbon emissions by 75 million tonnes, taking the total recorded since February 2022 to a staggering 311 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent...

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