fossil fuel (Q638)
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Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, crude oil, and petroleum products. Fossil fuels are carbon-based and release carbon into the atmosphere when burned.
- fossil fuels
- non-renewable energy
- fossil energy
- emissions-intensive fuels
- non-renewable fuel
- carbon intensive fuel
- carbon intensive fuels
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| English | fossil fuel |
Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, crude oil, and petroleum products. Fossil fuels are carbon-based and release carbon into the atmosphere when burned. |
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Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, coal products, natural gas, derived gas, crude oil, petroleum products and non-renewable wastes. These fuels originate from plants and animals that existed in the geological past. Fossil fuels can be also made by industrial processes from other fossil fuels.