Iran war is fuelling climate change: Conflict released over 5 MILLION tons of CO2 in just two weeks by firing missiles, fuelling fighter jets, and bombing oil facilities
From 28 February to 14 March, the conflict released more than five million tons of greenhouse gases, according to experts from the Climate & Community Institute. Their results revealed how the destruction of homes and buildings has had the biggest impact, contributing an estimated 2.4 million tons of CO2. This was followed by destroyed fuel, which contributed more than 1.8 million tons of CO2 across the two-week period. These were: destroyed homes and buildings, destroyed fuel, fuel used in combat and support operations, equipment embodied carbon, and missiles and drones. The destruction of homes and buildings has had the biggest impact, contributing an estimated 2.4 million tons of CO2.
Source: Daily Mail March 25, 2026 10:40 UTC
