Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia’s ongoing unprovoked invasion of his country has distracted the world from efforts to combat climate change. Speaking virtually to the 27th annual UN meeting on climate change (COP27) in Egypt on November 8, Zelenskiy said “there can be no effective climate policy without the peace.” He added that the Russian aggression against Ukraine has destroyed 5 million acres of woodland and brought about an energy crisis, forcing some Ukrainians to resume using coal.
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