Ukraine called on the world to support ecological restoration and insisted on international responsibility for the military’s damage to the environment.
Over 1,000 days of war, Russia caused $71 billion in environmental damage in Ukraine due to military operations and forest fires accounted for 180 million tons of CO2. This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine Svetlana Grinchuk at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku.
Currently, Ukraine is actively working to restore the environment, planting 555 million trees and clearing 35,000 square meters of mines. km of territory.
Basic facts:
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Russia has committed more than 6,500 exo-crimes, destroying 3 million hectares of forests in Ukraine.
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The greenhouse gas absorption potential of Ukrainian forests decreased by 1.7 million tons.
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Territories contaminated with explosives cover 139,000 square meters. km, which is twice the area of Azerbaijan.
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The combustion products of Russian missiles have already entered the air of neighboring countries, including Romania, Bulgaria and Poland.
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Despite the war, Ukraine is actively restoring the environment. In almost three years, 555 million trees were planted in an area of more than 75,000 hectares, and 35,000 square meters were cleared. km of land. More than 50 environmental projects are on display at COP29, including digital farming technologies, renewable energy technologies and eco-paper startups.
Ukraine is committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, citing the principle of “build back greener”. In particular, the Ukrainian pavilion at COP29 draws attention to the importance of compensation for environmental damage and the creation of accountability mechanisms for aggressors.
As Russia undercuts global efforts to combat climate change, spending more than $135 billion on aggression.
“Ukraine called for international cooperation in documenting environmental damage and developing principles of sustainable renewal, which are part of President Zelensky’s Peace Formula,” Grinchuk said.
We remind you that the environmental damage caused to Ukraine due to Russian aggression exceeds $60 billion, and this amount is growing every day.
Source: korrespondent
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