Explainers

A carbon border adjustment mechanism is a policy that charges a fee for imported goods based on how much climate pollution was created making them.

“Loss and damage” is a term used by the United Nations to describe the harms inflicted by climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to.

Aviation emissions are responsible for around 5% of climate warming, and this share is rising.

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.