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Nuclear Energy

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

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

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.
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Fusion Energy

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

Biofuel is any liquid fuel made from “biomass”—plants and other biological matter like animal waste and leftover cooking fat.
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Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is energy from sources, like wind, solar, and hydropower, that we cannot run out of.
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