fossil fuels

NOUN

fuel derived from prehistoric organisms

Synonyms

WEAK

hydrocarbon deposit nonrenewable energy nonrenewable fuel source

Example Sentences

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While fossil fuels still play a big part in the energy market, more power was generated by renewable energy in the EU last year for the first time.

From BBC

Green hydrogen is widely seen as a key pillar of the global shift away from fossil fuels.

From Science Daily

It also lets them claim their data centers are running on wind and solar power, even if the grid is backed up by fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal

But many of Asia's data centres will add demand to grids still heavily reliant on planet-warming fossil fuels.

From Barron's

But it is refined from feedstocks that have captured atmospheric CO2, like waste forest or agriculture biomass, instead of fossil fuels that were previously locked away underground.

From The Wall Street Journal