Explainers

Nuclear power provides low-carbon electricity, though its long-term role in combatting climate change depends on overcoming economic and safety hurdles.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Who Are They and Why Do Their Climate Reports Matter?

Michigan has implemented a more restrictive electoral system relative to other states, and heavy gerrymandering makes it more difficult for the state's citizens to hold their representatives accountable.

Learn how global warming is affecting California and the western states, and the solutions states are taking to address the growing risks of climate change. An overview from the Union of Concerned Scientists

Information about the threats to the global environment from global warming and the loss of biological diversity.

Despite the remarkable human, environmental and economic benefits they have produced, 20th-century policy innovations are under attack in the 21st century.

Drivetrains are the collection of components that deliver power from a vehicle’s engine or motor to the vehicle’s wheels.

Fuel cell vehicles use hydrogen to produce electricity, generating less pollution than gas-powered cars and trucks.

Unlike conventional vehicles, electric cars and trucks use a motor powered by batteries or a fuel cell.

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Battery electric cars run exclusively on electricity—cutting air pollution and global warming pollution.

Hybrids use an internal combustion engine—and can be fueled like normal cars—but also have an electric motor and battery.