Chemical changes<span>occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance, called </span>chemical<span> synthesis or, alternatively, </span>chemical <span>decomposition into two or more different substances.
Fusion occurs constantly on our sun, which produces most of its energy via the nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium. Neither do fusion reactions produce the large amounts of dangerous radioactive waste that fission reactions do. That's why it's such a dreamy source of energy.