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war in Ukraine has become so heavily politicised globally that discussions of its environmental consequences
consequences. The United Nations later treated much of that destruction as compensable harm: Through the UN Compensation Commission, Iraq ultimately paid more than $50bn for damage linked to oil fires, marine pollution and ecosystem loss
Ukraine targets oil refineries When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour hung in the air and everything was coated in a layer
consequences for fish and bird populations”, he said. “We are now risking oil drilling right up to the shoreline. If an accident happens, we have no chance of preventing an environmental catastrophe.” Equinor has pumped
consequences are global. And in both cases, humanity bears the cost. But there is an alternative. In war and peace, decentralised renewable energy with storage offers a path to greater resilience, stability, independence and real
Ukraine. Households across the world are [spiralling into debt](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/30/rising-costs-forcing-3m-uk-households-skip-meals-which-report), farmers [cannot afford fertiliser](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/fertiliser-short-supply-australia-farmers-bread-prices-strait-of-hormuz) and governments are remembering that a dependency on volatile fossil fuels is holding them hostage
consequences for child nutrition and long-term health”, he added.  A farmer irrigates a maize crop field on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, on May 17, 2023 [Manjunath Kiran/AFP] ## The severity