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.

Climate targets are the limits that scientists and policymakers set in plans to combat climate change.

Carbon offsets are tradable “rights” or certificates linked to activities that lower the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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