Your Fault: The Iran War Is Bad For Hotcoldwetdrya

The Warmists are very upset that Iran is having the shit kicked out of it, and want this to stop

The war on Iran is a war on the climate

Every missile fired, every refinery burned and every pipeline ruptured does more than damage and destroy infrastructure and take human life — it releases vast quantities of greenhouse gases into an already overheated atmosphere. In Tehran, military strikes have turned the sky black and the air caustic, a stark reminder that modern war runs on carbon.

Preliminary modeling and calculations by the Climate and Community Institute estimate that the first 14 days of the current Iran conflict produced more than 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, an amount equal to a year’s worth of emissions from 1.1 million gas-powered cars.

Emissions will continue as the war goes on, but they will increase exponentially when it is over. Clearing rubble and then rebuilding are the biggest source of emissions in any war. One study estimates greenhouse gas emissions for rebuilding Gaza and Lebanon after the war to be at least 24 times more than those from the war itself.

Just as concerning as increased greenhouse gas emissions from war and the repercussions are the prospect of feverish production of fossil fuels and a return to a greater reliance on coal to meet current and future demand. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz before the war shut it down. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, has called this the greatest energy security threat in modern history.

The obvious answer from the cult is to top using fossil fuels. Also, to leave the Islamic extremists in Iran and Gaza alone. Who cares if women are treated like chattel: it’s a small price to pay for the Warmists. Well, a small price to pay for Other People. The Warmists are safely ensconsed in their air conditioned homes with full Internet and food and energy.

Weird how the same people really didn’t complain much about the war in Ukraine. Hell, most of them supported it.