fossil fuel
noun
: a fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains
Examples of fossil fuel in a Sentence
oil and other fossil fuels
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In September of 2024, activists interrupted Biden's climate adviser Ali Zaidi during a Climate Week NYC event condemning the government's funding of fossil fuel projects and military aid for Israel.
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Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
That's in spite of an ongoing global increase in the burning of fossil fuels for energy, with the Global Carbon Budget last month finding that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise to a record 37 billion metric tons in 2024.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Decades of research show people are getting sicker and dying sooner due to the heat and air pollution caused by our burning of fossil fuels.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Then, on Wednesday, a 6-1 majority on the Montana Supreme Court backed a lower court's decision that the state's fossil fuel policies and lack of action to curb global warming violated young people's constitutional right to a clean environment.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
That's in spite of an ongoing global increase in the burning of fossil fuels for energy, with the Global Carbon Budget last month finding that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise to a record 37 billion metric tons in 2024.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Decades of research show people are getting sicker and dying sooner due to the heat and air pollution caused by our burning of fossil fuels.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Then, on Wednesday, a 6-1 majority on the Montana Supreme Court backed a lower court's decision that the state's fossil fuel policies and lack of action to curb global warming violated young people's constitutional right to a clean environment.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Fossil fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil%20fuel. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
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