War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined
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Is it possible that reduction in the amount of fossil fuels shipped over the next few years due to destroyed infrastructure will be drastic enough to offset it?
Here’s hoping
Nope. Not even close. Oil used by civilians and factories (at least in Europe) have to capture or “clean” the exhaust from other pollutants. CO2 is far from the only problem with burning oil.
The military however couldn’t care less about it. They have other concerns.
