Explainers

Nuclear energy is low-carbon energy made by breaking the bonds that hold particles together inside an atom.

Carbon pricing is a policy tool to lower emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, by putting a tax or other price on them.

Energy storage is technology that holds energy at one time so it can be used at another time. Cheap and abundant energy storage is a key challenge for a low-carbon energy system.

Fusion energy is the source of carbon-free energy at the center of stars, including our own sun.

Carbon capture and storage is a technology that captures the carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels before it is released to the atmosphere.