fossil fuels
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
The burning of fossil fuels contributes to climate change.
n. pl.Noun (plural)Fuels (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) that are formed in the earth from dead plants or animals.
Many countries are trying to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.
n. pl.Noun (plural)Fuels formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms (plural).
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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What They Haven't Told You about Climate Change
- but it began nearly a century before there were significant carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels.
but it began nearly a century before there were significant carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels.
- carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil
fuels. And, there has been no significant
carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. And, there has been no significant
How to fight climate change with parking lots
- But solar canopies are part of a large toolbox that could put a huge dent in our reliance on fossil fuels.
But solar canopies are part of a large toolbox that could put a huge dent in our reliance on fossil fuels.
- that could put a huge dent in our reliance on fossil fuels...
that could put a huge dent in our reliance on fossil fuels...
How solar energy got so cheap
- So, how did solar energy go from prohibitively expensive to cheaper than fossil fuels?
So, how did solar energy go from prohibitively expensive to cheaper than fossil fuels?
- we're taking the energy that God gave us and using it to replace our dwindling supplies of fossil fuels.
we're taking the energy that God gave us and using it to replace our dwindling supplies of fossil fuels.
The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
- Because in the absence of clean energy, you're just going to burn more fossil fuels and accelerate climate change.
Because in the absence of clean energy, you're just going to burn more fossil fuels and accelerate climate change.
- Because in the absence of clean energy, you're just going to burn more fossil fuels and accelerate climate change.
Because in the absence of clean energy, you're just going to burn more fossil fuels and accelerate climate change.
Why China is winning the EV war
- but that's no help right now when we desperately need to transition to electric vehicles to wean ourselves from fossil fuels.
but that's no help right now when we desperately need to transition to electric vehicles to wean ourselves from fossil fuels.
- So it might be possible in the future, but that's no help right now when we desperately need to transition to electric vehicles to wean ourselves from fossil fuels.
So it might be possible in the future, but that's no help right now when we desperately need to transition to electric vehicles to wean ourselves from fossil fuels.
How can smart tech tackle climate change? CrowdScience - BBC World Service
- We've heard how renewables that help us reduce our reliance on fossil fuels like coal and gas can
We've heard how renewables that help us reduce our reliance on fossil fuels like coal and gas can
- We've heard how renewables that help us reduce our reliance on fossil fuels like coal and gas can be made more effective by digital systems, whether that's by using artificial intelligence to predict when the wind will blow harder or by allowing us to program our homes to be clever about when we use that electricity.
We've heard how renewables that help us reduce our reliance on fossil fuels like coal and gas can be made more effective by digital systems, whether that's by using artificial intelligence to predict when the wind will blow harder or by allowing us to program our homes to be clever about when we use that electricity.
Renewable Energy Explained in 2 1/2 Minutes
- also known as fossil fuels
also known as fossil fuels
- Today we gather most of our energy from coal, oil, and natural gas, also known as fossil fuels.
Today we gather most of our energy from coal, oil, and natural gas, also known as fossil fuels.
How green is nuclear energy? - 6 Minute English
- I'm Neil and I'm some with winter here, the rising price of oil and natural gas has become a hot topic at the same time, climate change is also reaching emergency levels and world leaders are looking for ways to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.
I'm Neil and I'm some with winter here, the rising price of oil and natural gas has become a hot topic at the same time, climate change is also reaching emergency levels and world leaders are looking for ways to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.
- and world leaders are looking for ways to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.
and world leaders are looking for ways to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.
Stanford Roundtable 2014: The climate conversation you haven’t heard
- We know that we're going to continue to use fossil fuels for some time in the future.
We know that we're going to continue to use fossil fuels for some time in the future.
- We know that we're going to continue to use fossil fuels for
We know that we're going to continue to use fossil fuels for
The Biggest Lie About Carbon Capture
- Climate change is caused by the global warming created by carbon dioxide released into our atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels for energy.
Climate change is caused by the global warming created by carbon dioxide released into our atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels for energy.
- Climate change is caused by the global warming created by carbon dioxide released into our atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels for energy.
Climate change is caused by the global warming created by carbon dioxide released into our atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels for energy.