# 237. The Environmental Toll of the Iran War with Doug Weir

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Podcast: [A Climate Change with Matt Matern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-climate-change-with-matt-matern-7134409)
Published: 2026-04-17T00:46:51+00:00
Episode link: https://aclimatechange.podbean.com/e/the-environmental-toll-of-the-iran-war-with-doug-weir/
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Duration seconds: 4258

## Resource

Matt speaks with Doug Weir of the Conflict and Environment Observatory about the environmental damage caused by the Iran war and conflicts in Ukraine. They discuss oil fires, marine pollution, the military emissions gap, and why armed conflict is an underreported driver of the climate crisis.

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