Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)

Our new report explores how Russia's war against #Ukraine contributed to 2024's Kerch Strait oil spill and examines its continuing impact on the #BlackSea environment ceobs.org/the-ongoing-en… 🧵1/6

Exciting to hear the #ICJ opinion on state obligations to address the #ClimateCrisis. We provided support to Palestine's delegation, while the main ruling didn't address conflict emissions, Judge Cleveland's separate opinion did. icj-cij.org/sites/default/… #PERAC #IntLaw

We spoke to @business for this great investigation on conflict pollution in #Gaza: "so much environmental damage has been caused that it is undermining the basic life support systems that people rely on."

Millions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombing of #Gaza could generate more than 90,000t of GHG emissions and take 40 years to remove and process; 2.1m dump trucks would need to drive 29.5m km to transport it to disposal sites: theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

The US @DeptofDefense budget is set to rise to $1tn. New analysis shows that this will push the Pentagon’s total greenhouse emissions to a staggering 178 Mt of CO2e, resulting in an estimated $47bn in economic damages globally. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Military grade #greenwash of the week goes to @DefenceAust for this piece "Flying clean at #TalismanSabre 2025". It's about a SAF trial. The headline gives the impression that the aircraft involved in the exercise will be using SAF. defence.gov.au/news-events/ne… 1/4 #AusPol

Weekend read? Explore how Russia's war against #Ukraine created the conditions for a massive Black Sea oil spill, whose environmental impact has already continued for 6 months x.com/ceobs_org/stat…

In New Mexico a US Air Force #PFAS plume has become "a ward of the state". The US is further ahead on its #military PFAS journey than many countries, this story features many of the tricks other militaries may try to evade accountability for pollution theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

UK to ban toxic lead ammunition to "...stop lead from contaminating soil and leaching into rivers...ensuring ecosystems thrive for both wildlife and people alike." #Military applications are exempted, the latest in a long list of toxics exemptions. gov.uk/government/new…

While much of the global media continues to frame the MENA region through conflict and geopolitics, a group of filmmakers is redirecting attention to the unfolding impact of the #ClimateCrisis newarab.com/features/light… #Iraq #Libya #Yemen

Since we launched at COP26 we have seen a rapid increase in the number of environmental NGOs engaging on military and conflict emissions; conflicts like #Gaza and #Ukraine have helped drive this. Some, like @GreenpeaceCA have long done peace but... greenpeace.org/canada/en/stor… 1/3

#Syria has been scarred by six days of wildfires that have scorched more than 14,000 hectares — land roughly the size of Washington, D.C. Powerful visual report from the NYT: nytimes.com/2025/07/09/wor…

Farming in #Ukraine: “...one of the major challenges has to do with the physical risk of UXOs and soil contamination...and the situation is getting worse. We estimate 138,000 km2 are contaminated with unexploded munitions, and water is also at risk." theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

We spoke to @BulletinAtomic during #Israel's war with #Iran on how the conduct of the war was generating environmental risks that posed threats to human health and ecosystems. Learn more in our June 20 rapid analysis of the war, available here: ceobs.org/the-emerging-e…