Coinciding with the start of the UN climate meeting in Antalya, Turkey on Monday, world leaders will be in attendance as the war and its consequences, at least economically, have given their countries a major shock. Shipping security has been one of the most common news phrases in recent months, but the climate cost of maritime insecurity has been less apparent. The share of shipping in global carbon dioxide emissions is about 2.3 percent, but bypassing unsafe routes increases emissions: when cargo ships on their way from Asia to Europe have to bypass the African continent instead of the Red Sea, the distance increases by about 29 percent, and according to research estimates, the emissions of each route may increase by about 4 percent. The risk of oil spills and damage to ecosystems in an attack on oil tankers is also clear, but it is not clear who should take the climatic responsibility of this insecurity. Report by Farzia Sabati, Iran International Correspondent.

Coinciding with the start of the UN climate meeting in Antalya, Turkey on Monday, world leaders will be in attendance as the war and its consequences, at least economically, have given their countries a major shock. Shipping security has been one of the most common news phrases in recent months, but the climate cost of maritime insecurity has been less apparent. The share of shipping in global carbon dioxide emissions is about 2.3 percent, but bypassing unsafe routes increases emissions: when cargo ships on their way from Asia to Europe have to bypass the African continent instead of the Red Sea, the distance increases by about 29 percent, and according to research estimates, the emissions of each route may increase by about 4 percent. The risk of oil spills and damage to ecosystems in an attack on oil tankers is also clear, but it is not clear who should take the climatic responsibility of this insecurity. Report by Farzia Sabati, Iran International Correspondent.