Ukraine war an obstacle to hitting short-term climate goals

An oil refinery in Odessa, Ukraine, on fire after a missile attack on April 3, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
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WASHINGTON - The war in Ukraine is putting a severe dent in the global climate change mitigation record, poor as it is.

Ironically, it is countries in Western Europe on the main that are driving global warming, having failed to wean themselves off both fossil fuel and dependency on Russian energy.

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