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Oil Change International Report – A Climate of War: The War in Iraq and Global Warming

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News release: “On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, a new report from Oil Change International, entitled A Climate of War – The war in Iraq and global warming, quantifies both the greenhouse gas emissions of the Iraq War and the opportunity costs involved in fighting war rather than climate change. Here are some facts on the war and warming:

  • Projected total US spending on the Iraq war could cover all of the global investments in renewable power generation that are needed between now and 2030 in order to halt current warming trends.
    The war is responsible for at least 141 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) since March 2003. To put this in perspective, CO2 released by the war to date equals the emissions from putting 25 million more cars on the road in the US this year.”

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