Pezeşkiyan spoke in Antalya: US and Israeli attacks caused 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions

Pezeşkiyan made a speech at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) Leaders Summit of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Antalya.

Referring to the recent attacks carried out by the USA and Israel against Iran, Pezeshkian stated that these attacks caused large-scale human and economic losses, as well as serious damage to the environment, and caused the release of large amounts of pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Pezeşkiyan stated that the attack on the fuel facilities in Aseluye caused the emission of approximately 500 thousand tons of carbon dioxide, and the attacks on the fuel depots around Tehran caused the emission of approximately 1 million tons of carbon dioxide.

"MILITARY OPERATIONS, AMMUNITION EXPLOSIONS DESTROY ENVIRONMENTAL GAINS"

"While the international community strives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, large-scale military operations, munition explosions, destruction of infrastructure and large-scale fires are destroying the gains of years of climate and environmental work," the Iranian President said. he said.

Stating that the Persian Gulf is facing a deep humanitarian and environmental disaster due to the destruction of its infrastructure, destruction of water and land resources, large-scale pollution and damage to its ecosystem as a result of Israeli bombardments, Pezeshkiyan pointed out that Israeli attacks have not stopped despite the ceasefire in Gaza.

Pezeshkiyan said, "Gaza is a test for the conscience of humanity and the claims of the international community regarding justice, peace and environmental protection. The future of the world cannot be built on the destruction of people's lives." he said.

REQUEST TO STRENGTHEN MECHANISMS THAT WILL HOLD THE USA AND ISRAEL TO ACCOUNTABILITY

Stating that the targeting of protected areas and environmental protection stations in the recent attacks against Iran is an attack on the common heritage of future generations, Pezeşkiyan stated that the USA and Israel demand the strengthening of mechanisms to document and follow up these actions and hold those responsible accountable.