Explainers

Concrete is among the world’s most consumed materials—second only to water. It also produces large amounts of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.

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.