Ukraine is demanding $43 billion from Russia for environmental damage caused by the war, saying the invasion has pumped huge extra emissions into the atmosphere and destroyed land, water and forests. It is the first time a country has sought compensation for an increase in climate-warming emissions caused by a war.
Kyiv set out its plan on Tuesday at the UN climate summit, Cop30, in Brazil. Ukraine plans to file the claim through a new compensation process being set up within the Council of Europe.
