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repairing Israel’s destruction of Gaza will come at huge climate cost

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EasterIssland · 07/06/2024 04:41

The carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza will be greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 135 countries

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/06/rebuilding-gaza-climate-cost

Revealed: repairing Israel’s destruction of Gaza will come at huge climate cost

Reconstructing buildings destroyed in first four months of Israeli assault will generate nearly 60m tonnes of CO2 equivalent – study

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/06/rebuilding-gaza-climate-cost

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Scirocco · 16/07/2024 16:56

SharonEllis · 16/07/2024 14:37

You've lost me, in what sense are Hamas or Israel part of 'the West' or 'the global north'?

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Israel and Palestine are both in the Northern hemisphere. The main suppliers and manufacturers of the weapons causing large scale destruction in Gaza are based in the West.

SharonEllis · 16/07/2024 14:37

Scirocco · 08/06/2024 15:32

The global north (specifically the West) creates the carnage, and the global south will bear the brunt of the climate consequences yet again.

You've lost me, in what sense are Hamas or Israel part of 'the West' or 'the global north'?

Gunnersforthecup · 16/07/2024 03:36

Yet another reason why it is such a shame that Hamas started this war, in an attempt to prevent the peace initiatives under way last year between Israel and other arab states.

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Scirocco · 08/06/2024 15:32

The global north (specifically the West) creates the carnage, and the global south will bear the brunt of the climate consequences yet again.

Scirocco · 08/06/2024 15:14

A cost of this conflict that is often overlooked, and has repercussions for the whole world...