Synonyms for fossil fuel
fos·sil fu·el

Princeton's WordNet

1. fossil fuelnoun

   fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content

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1. Christopher Smith:

   We could ramp down all of the fossil-fuel-emitting infrastructure that we have, all of the way until it reaches the end of its life, and then wed replace it with something [ that emits ] zero carbon.

2. Antonio Guterres:

   Nature is angry. And we fool ourselves if we think we can fool nature, because nature always strikes back, and around the world nature is striking back with fury, there is a cost to everything. But the biggest cost is doing nothing. The biggest cost is subsidising a dying fossil fuel industry, building more and more coal plants, and denying what is plain as day: that we are in a deep climate hole, and to get out we must first stop digging.

3. Bill Gates:

   I'm pleased to have been an early backer of Bill Gross's novel solar concentration technology, its capacity to achieve the high temperatures required for these processes is a promising development in the quest to one day replace fossil fuel.

4. Mona Sarfaty:

   The danger to children is real and is already witnessed by physicians in the US, children suffer more heat impacts because they spend more time outside. They are more vulnerable to the heat-related increases in air pollution that come from fossil fuel exhaust, because their lungs are still developing. Outdoor play also makes them more prey to insect vectors carrying dangerous infections.

5. Daniel Turner:

   The cleanest, healthiest, most prosperous nations on earth are the ones with the most robust fossil fuel industry, and green energy does not replace fossil fuels, it just uses them in a different way. People who do not understand this are either ignorant or have an agenda. The ignorance can be educated, and that is what my organization tries to do. Those with an agenda or a threat to our economy and our national security … they need to be held accountable.