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fossil fuels

Coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

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All fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide when burned. ( See greenhouse effect .)

Burning fossil fuels is a main cause of air pollution .

All of these fuels were formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.

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Alas, Trump and his appointees are undoing dozens of regulations limiting fossil fuels.

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And while all the two election frontrunners are advocating a major role for a fossil fuels in Canada's economy, this approach will clash head on with the country's climate commitments.

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He said that the UK's reliance on fossil fuels meant "markets went into meltdown and prices rocketed" after Russia waged its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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As our climate heats up, primarily because humans continue to burn fossil fuels, that increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes.

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The most effective measure would be to switch ships away from fossil fuels to green fuels, but that would be very expensive.

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