Overview
- Deputy Economy and Environment Minister Pawlo Kartaschow announced the claim at the UN climate conference in Belém.
- The $43.8 billion figure comes from IGGAW’s calculation applying the social cost of carbon to the conflict’s greenhouse‑gas output.
- IGGAW estimates the war has produced about 237 million tonnes of CO2‑equivalent since February 2022.
- Roughly one‑third of emissions are tied to direct military activity, with a large share from war‑triggered forest and brush fires near front lines and border areas.
- Ukraine plans to file the claim with the Council of Europe’s Ukraine damage registry early next year, with IGGAW’s Lennard de Klerk citing meticulous documentation and an international‑law basis for compensation.