US EditionUkraine Seeks $43bn in Climate Compensation From Russia over War
Ukraine demands $43 billion from Russia for environmental damage and 237 million tonnes of war-related CO2 emissions, marking the first climate reparations claim linked to conflict.
- On Tuesday at COP30 in Brazil, Ukraine's government demanded $43 billion from Russia for environmental damage, planning to file the claim through the Council of Europe Register of Damage.
- Military destruction and large-scale fires created 'conflict carbon' through military forces on both sides using 18 million tonnes of fuel and burning 1.3 million hectares of fields and forests.
- IGGAW's report shows the monetary basis for the demand, noting the social cost of carbon from aggression is $43.8 billion and Lennard de Klerk said this fed into Ukraine's claim using a 2022 Nature study.
- Questions remain about who will pay as the funding source is unclear; all claims will be decided by a claims commission under the Register of Damage, and De Klerk suggested frozen Russian assets could cover payouts.
- The move follows a historic International Court of Justice ruling this year, marking the first time a country seeks compensation for war-related climate emissions, experts say it could set a global precedent.
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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 seeks $43bn in climate compensation from Russia over war
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