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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Climate change will not disappear because politicians deny it, and Mother Nature will not bend to the interests of the fossil fuel industry.
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Margo T. Oge, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recycling is effective at reducing waste headed for landfill, but its climate impact is relatively small because transporting, processing and repurposing recyclables typically relies on fossil fuels.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
The top European importers of Russian fossil fuels in July 2025 were Hungary, France, Slovakia, Belgium and Spain, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, an international research organization.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
An interesting journal article a few years ago estimated the number of lives that were saved from nuclear power between 1971 and 2009 because of the air polluting fossil fuels that nuclear power stations displaced.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
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Margo T. Oge, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recycling is effective at reducing waste headed for landfill, but its climate impact is relatively small because transporting, processing and repurposing recyclables typically relies on fossil fuels.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
The top European importers of Russian fossil fuels in July 2025 were Hungary, France, Slovakia, Belgium and Spain, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, an international research organization.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
An interesting journal article a few years ago estimated the number of lives that were saved from nuclear power between 1971 and 2009 because of the air polluting fossil fuels that nuclear power stations displaced.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Fossil fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil%20fuel. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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