fossil fuels

Example Sentences

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Plains states have the potential to tap vast quantities of wind and solar power, which have lately become cheaper than fossil fuels on a per-kilowatt-hour basis.

From The Wall Street Journal

For years, the world’s top policymakers have heralded the move from fossil fuels to renewable energy as an inevitability.

From The Wall Street Journal

Policies that improve domestic energy use and lower reliance on imported fossil fuels over the medium term were a priority, it added.

From BBC

But "the problem with German industry is that it is extremely dependent upon access to fossil fuels" which raises concern that it will also face headwinds, said Christopher Dembik, investment strategist at Pictet Asset Management.

From Barron's

The initial trigger was steep increases in oil prices starting in the early 1970s, a time when the global economy was much more dependent on fossil fuels.

From MarketWatch