What is decarbonize?

Decarbonize means to reduce the amount of carbon we put into the air when we do things like drive cars or make electricity.

Imagine you have a big jar full of marbles, and every time you use something that burns fuel, like your mom’s car or the lights in your room, you drop one marble into the jar. Those marbles are like carbon. Over time, the jar gets really full, and that makes our planet feel warm and cozy too much, kind of like when you wear a blanket on a hot day.

Now, if we decarbonize, it’s like we’re taking some of those marbles out of the jar. We do this by using cleaner ways to power things, like solar panels or bikes instead of cars.

Think about your family’s kitchen. If they used a big, smoky oven to cook cookies, that would be like putting more marbles into the jar. But if they switched to an electric oven that doesn’t make smoke, that’s decarbonizing, it helps keep our planet from getting too warm!