As Iraq arguably becomes safer, efforts to improve the country’s energy infrastructure
are gradually stepping up. With a huge wealth of untapped gas reserves, Moin Siddiqi
examines the current situation and looks at how various recent deals and partnerships
could see Iraq not just serving its own people, but exporting LNG to Central Europe
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Few countries have oil reserves as deep as Iraq.
The extractive industries bring jobs and tax revenues to a nation that has been hobbled by invasion, war and insurgency for close to two decades. Yet this economic activity comes at a cost.
Oil spills, pollution and declining air quality have taken a significant toll on the environment, and on the health of many Iraqis. On top of this, greenhouse gas emissions from the oil industry continue to contribute to global warming while some areas of Iraq are expected to become uninhabitable in the coming decades.
Yet assessing the true scale of the issue and exactly how pollution happens in Iraq is a demanding task. When applying for the Green Climate Fund in 2019, the Iraqi government together with the UN Environment Program, outlined insufficient collection of environmental data as a challenge to implementing policies countering climate change. Precise information around the sources and impact of pollution on many Iraqi communities also