Carbon accounting can help tackle the hidden emissions of war

The climate cost of war is not hypothetical. It is measurable, material and increasingly unavoidable
The Shahid Beheshti University's laboratory, dedicated to research on laser and plasma, seen destroyed after a missile strike the previous day, on April 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran
The Shahid Beheshti University's laboratory, dedicated to research on laser and plasma, seen destroyed after a missile strike the previous day, on April 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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