At a time where many are questioning the extent and value of legal protection for the environment during war, our latest explores the potential of #IHL’s due regard rule for minimising harm, and why it’s worth fighting for. ceobs.org/the-due-rega... #IntLaw
We spoke with @france24.com for this piece on the accountability vacuum over the #ArcticMetagaz LNG tanker, which is now drifting offshore Haftar's eastern #Libya and still threatens an environmental disaster if it comes aground www.france24.com/fr/afrique/2...
Map of Iran showing its power grid, energy generating sites are identified by dots.
An OpenGridWorks map of #Iran's power grid.
▶️ Plants and transmission infrastructure are civilian objects.
▶️ Damage to them generates pollution and halts essential services.
▶️ Bushehr nuclear plant relies on offsite energy for its safe operation.
▶️ Attacks would be a war crime.
"The iris of the Levant is not merely a beautiful flower. It is ancient, rare, and irreplaceable."
Tracing the environmental cost of war in #Lebanon, #Palestine and #Syria through the loss of Royal Iris species: megaphone.news/long-read/%D...
Just to qualify the question of responsibility, Russia is responsible as flag state but appears keen to distance itself, even as Libya and Malta do likewise. Conspicuous silence from Ukraine.
The #ArcticMetagaz poses serious blast and pollution risks. We've modelled its potential drifting routes after #Libya was forced to abandon towing due to a storm. Huge questions remain over responsibility for the badly damaged LNG tanker after it was attacked at sea. #OSINT
#Libya issues warning for Russian ARCTIC METAGAZ LNG tanker damaged in a suspected drone strike and now adrift. Libya towed it away from its coast but has abandoned it near Maltese waters to due bad weather; threat from blasts and pollution but states passing responsibility.
With the world focused on the acute wartime environmental risks in the Middle East, it's important to remember that these legacies can last decades, as this study from the Solomon Islands demonstrates. www.undp.org/pacific/pres...
Important update on environmental impacts of Iran War from @ceobs.org. "Environmental costs for Iran and the wider region have been substantial and are continuing to mount". Dominant threat at this point is conflict-linked pollution impacting public health and ecosystems ceobs.org/iran-war-env...
/2 We've updated our overview of environmental risks emerging from the #IranWar to reflect the #Houthi's apparent decision to enter the conflict ceobs.org/iran-war-env...
/1 In recent years #Houthi attacks on shipping have led to serious pollution incidents. Any continuation or expansion of this policy poses threats to the #RedSea’s marine ecosystem and fisheries, as do retaliatory strikes on port and energy infrastructure in #Yemen. #IranWar
With the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels being hosted in Colombia next month, more and more climate campaigners are examining the impact of ongoing conflicts on plans for a global transition.
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A month into the Israeli-US war against #Iran our overview examines which conflict trends pose a threat to the environment and to those who depend on it. ceobs.org/iran-war-env... #IranWar
A huge thank you to all the journalists and media outlets covering the environmental dimensions of the war in the Middle East, and their impact on people, it's so important for what comes next that environmental narratives are part of the story apnews.com/article/iran...
Not sure we should ever stop articulating exactly why wars are bad tbh.
Ukraine was the first time we've had an emissions estimate for a war, some still find it strange that we care. Our view is that it feels important to understand and draw attention to all the ways wars impact people and planet, and care about them simultaneously.
The first #IranWar GHG emissions estimate is out. And in 2 weeks it's been more than the combined annual emissions of the 84 least emitting countries www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Concern is growing in #Libya about the threat that the drifting #ArcticMetagaz poses to the Libyan coast, threats include continued risk of residual LNG explosion, spills from hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil and impacts with offshore oil infrastructure. libyaobserver.ly/news/transpo...
People will be rightly sceptical of UK claims to be a climate and nature security champion when its development aid policy is so out of step with its messaging. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What lesson will governments take from the #IranWar fossil energy price shock?
Double down on secure renewables or lock in more fossil fuels, exacerbating their long-term energy insecurity, and the #ClimateCrisis ceobs.org/dont-lock-in...
The #Iran war is disrupting fossil fuel supply chains but while states increasingly recognise that renewables reduce exposure to geopolitical shocks, there are dangers that emergency energy policies will lock-in emissions and energy insecurity ceobs.org/dont-lock-in... @fossiltreaty.bsky.social
Russian attacks in #Ukraine lead to oil spill and transboundary river pollution in the Dneister affecting #Moldova www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Statement by @unep.org on the #Iran war: 'Escalating violence across parts of the Middle East is claiming civilian causalities, displacing communities, destroying infrastructure, and driving widespread environmental damage.'
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Days after the strikes on the Tehran oil depots, the plume of smoke from the fires headed east, across Afghanistan, China and into Russia, according to the Conflict and Environment Observatory, @ceobs.org , a nonprofit organization.
An Environmental Crisis in Iran:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/c...
A map of countries in the Middle East. There are coloured markers at locations where there have been incidents causing environmental harm between 28 Feb and 10 Mar 2026. The colour of the marker relates to the magnitude of environmental risk. The most high risk incidents are situated along the Gulf coast and near Tehran.
We've just updated our overview of environmentally damaging incidents in the Israeli-US war against #Iran. We've identified more than 300 incidents and remotely assessed 232 for harm.
Read more about these incidents and trends here: ceobs.org/operation-ep... #IranWar #Iran 1/5
You can find our complete overview here, with examples of environmental harm from #Iran and the wider region. ceobs.org/operation-ep...
Two satellite images showing an oil spill off the south western coast of Sri Lanka on 5th March, and very close to beaches and protected areas on 7th March, likely caused by the torpedoing of the Iranian navy vessel called Dena.
The environmental consequences of the war will be felt globally through GHG emissions, and higher oil and commodity prices. They are also being felt in #SriLanka where an oil slick from the sinking of the Dena is coming ashore. 4/5
A map of the Persian Gulf showing the locations and types of the merchant ships attacked, and also the presence of no vessels around the Strait of Hormuz between 1st - 3rd March.
We examine risks to the region's terrestrial and marine environments. Attacks on naval and merchant shipping have the potential to cause serious pollution threats to sensitive habitats in the #PersianGulf. 3/5
In addition to our ongoing work to create an incident database, we have also done a deep dive into the health and environmental risks from the #Tehran oil fires ceobs.org/black-rain-t...
