Explainers

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe as a result of climate change, as forests in arid parts of the world become hotter and drier.

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.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body widely considered the world’s top authority on climate science.

The Paris Climate Agreement is a treaty that brings all the world’s peoples into a common effort to combat climate change.