fossil fuel

Example Sentences

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A 2,000-year-old cement battery could reduce our reliance on fossil fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This would make only a "tiny difference", he said, adding the fossil fuel industry will never have lots of spare capacity which is why prices go "through the roof" when there is a supply crunch.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Last year, a separate Nature study found extreme heat linked to emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies caused $28 trillion in global economic losses between 1991 and 2020.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It follows the government's Warm Homes Plan, which promised £15bn to help UK households pay for green technologies as part of efforts to cut fossil fuel use and drive down energy bills.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

To top it off, my industrial organic meal is nearly as drenched in fossil fuel as a non-organic meal.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan