fossil fuel

Example Sentences

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The fossil fuel sector -- oil, gas and coal -- accounts for 35 percent of methane emissions from human activity, the International Energy Agency said in a report on Monday.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

She vows to support legislation that would hold large fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change, repeal tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and advance the transition to renewable energy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Many major fossil fuel producers turned out for the event, from wealthy economies like Canada and Norway to developing oil giants like Angola and Brazil.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Back then, the Naylor farm produced more than two calories of food energy for every calorie of fossil fuel energy invested.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan