US EditionUkraine Seeks $43bn in Climate Compensation From Russia over War
Ukraine seeks $43 billion for war-driven damage including 236.8 million tonnes of extra carbon emissions, forests scorched, and land and water destruction, through a Council of Europe process.
- On Tuesday at COP30 in Brazil, Kyiv demanded $43 billion from Russia for environmental damage caused by the invasion and plans to press the claim through the Council of Europe.
- Experts say combat operations and associated industrial activity have scorched forests and emitted 236.8 million tonnes of CO2, with nearly one million hectares burned and emissions from tanks, aircraft, and rerouted civilian flights.
- Using about $185 a ton from a 2022 Nature study, Kyiv converted emissions into a monetary claim with help from Lennard de Klerk, Dutch carbon-accounting expert.
- Russia declined to comment and officials say the funding source for any payments is unclear, while all claims will be decided by a claims commission and Lennard de Klerk suggested frozen Russian assets as a possible source.
- This is the first known state claim seeking compensation for wartime emissions increases, with Pavlo Kartashov, Ukraine’s deputy minister for economy, environment and agriculture, warning climate shockwaves will affect broader international climate impacts.
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Russia is supposed to pay 43 billion US dollars in compensation for the climate damage of the war, a Ukrainian politician demands. How promising would such a lawsuit be?
Ukraine Demands $43B From Russia for War-Driven Climate Damage
Ukraine is preparing what officials describe as the first claim in history seeking about $43 billion in “climate reparations” from Russia for wartime greenhouse gas emissions, according to Deutsche Welle on November 19. Ukrainian officials outlined the move on the sidelines of the UN climate conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil, stating that the demand will be submitted through a new Council of Europe compensation mechanism that is already register…
Ukraine seeks $43bn in climate compensation from Russia over war
Ukraine is demanding $43 billion from Russia for environmental damage caused by the war, saying the invasion has pumped huge extra emissions into the atmosphere and destroyed land, water and forests. It is the first time a country has sought compensation for an increase in climate-warming emissions caused by a war.
Russia's war of aggression has devastated parts of Ukraine, and the effects on the climate are also significant. Kyyiv demands financial compensation from Moscow for this.
Ukraine Seeks Climate Damage Compensation from Russia: A Historic Claim
Ukraine is planning to request $44 billion from Russia as compensation for climate-warming emissions resulting from the ongoing war. This unprecedented claim includes damages from fossil fuels, cement, and the destruction of trees. A Dutch expert assisted Ukraine in calculating the damage using the social cost of carbon.
"Russia is fighting a dirty war in many ways, and our climate is also a victim," Ukrainian representatives emphasized on the sidelines of the COP30 climate conference.
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