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154 relations: Abiogenic petroleum origin, Acid rain, Air pollution, Alfred A. Knopf, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Anaerobic digestion, Andreas Libavius, Anoxic waters, António Guterres, Biological carbon fixation, Bioremediation, Bitumen, Bottom ash, Calcium carbonate, Car, Carbon bubble, Carbon compounds, Carbon cycle, Carbon footprint, Carboniferous, Caspar Neumann, Catagenesis (geology), Climate change, Climate change mitigation, Climate crisis, Climate movement, Coal, Coal combustion products, Coal gas, Diagenesis, Diesel fuel, Disinvestment, Earth's crust, Eco-economic decoupling, Effects of climate change, Electric power industry, Electricity generation, Elsevier, Embalming, Energy transition, Environmental impact of the energy industry, Environmental law, Externality, Fertilizer, Fossil, Fossil Fools Day, Fossil fuel, Fossil Fuel Beta, Fossil fuel phase-out, Fossil fuel subsidies, ... Expand index (104 more) »
- Fossil fuels
Abiogenic petroleum origin
The abiogenic petroleum origin hypothesis proposes that most of earth's petroleum and natural gas deposits were formed inorganically, commonly known as abiotic oil.
See Fossil fuel and Abiogenic petroleum origin
Acid rain
Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH).
Air pollution
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
See Fossil fuel and Air pollution
Alfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is an American publishing house that was founded by Blanche Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Sr. in 1915.
See Fossil fuel and Alfred A. Knopf
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with about 17,000 members across 129 countries.
See Fossil fuel and American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen.
See Fossil fuel and Anaerobic digestion
Andreas Libavius
Andreas Libavius or Andrew Libavius was born in Halle, Germany and died in July 1616.
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Anoxic waters
Anoxic waters are areas of sea water, fresh water, or groundwater that are depleted of dissolved oxygen.
See Fossil fuel and Anoxic waters
António Guterres
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat.
See Fossil fuel and António Guterres
Biological carbon fixation
Biological carbon fixation, or сarbon assimilation, is the process by which living organisms convert inorganic carbon (particularly carbon dioxide) to organic compounds.
See Fossil fuel and Biological carbon fixation
Bioremediation
Bioremediation broadly refers to any process wherein a biological system (typically bacteria, microalgae, fungi in mycoremediation, and plants in phytoremediation), living or dead, is employed for removing environmental pollutants from air, water, soil, flue gasses, industrial effluents etc., in natural or artificial settings.
See Fossil fuel and Bioremediation
Bitumen
Bitumen is an immensely viscous constituent of petroleum.
Bottom ash
Bottom ash is part of the non-combustible residue of combustion in a power plant, boiler, furnace, or incinerator.
See Fossil fuel and Bottom ash
Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
See Fossil fuel and Calcium carbonate
Car
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.
Carbon bubble
The carbon bubble is a hypothesized bubble in the valuation of companies dependent on fossil-fuel-based energy production, resulting from future decreases in value of fossil fuel reserves as they become unusable in order to meet carbon budgets and recognition of negative externalities of carbon fuels which are not yet taken into account in a company's stock market valuation.
See Fossil fuel and Carbon bubble
Carbon compounds
Carbon compounds are defined as chemical substances containing carbon.
See Fossil fuel and Carbon compounds
Carbon cycle
The carbon cycle is that part of the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of Earth.
See Fossil fuel and Carbon cycle
Carbon footprint
A carbon footprint (or greenhouse gas footprint) is a calculated value or index that makes it possible to compare the total amount of greenhouse gases that an activity, product, company or country adds to the atmosphere.
See Fossil fuel and Carbon footprint
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Permian Period, Ma.
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Caspar Neumann
Caspar (or Kaspar) Neumann (14 September 1648 – 27 January 1715) was a German professor and clergyman from Breslau with a special scientific interest in mortality rates.
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Catagenesis (geology)
Catagenesis is a term used in petroleum geology to describe the cracking process which results in the conversion of organic kerogens into hydrocarbons. Fossil fuel and Catagenesis (geology) are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Catagenesis (geology)
Climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.
See Fossil fuel and Climate change
Climate change mitigation
Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) is action to limit the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change.
See Fossil fuel and Climate change mitigation
Climate crisis
Climate crisis is a term that is used to describe global warming and climate change, and their effects.
See Fossil fuel and Climate crisis
Climate movement
The climate movement is a global social movement focused on pressuring governments and industry to take action (also called "climate action") addressing the causes and impacts of climate change.
See Fossil fuel and Climate movement
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Fossil fuel and coal are fossil fuels.
Coal combustion products
Coal combustion products (CCPs), also called coal combustion wastes (CCWs) or coal combustion residuals (CCRs), are categorized in four groups, each based on physical and chemical forms derived from coal combustion methods and emission controls.
See Fossil fuel and Coal combustion products
Coal gas
Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made from coal and supplied to the user via a piped distribution system.
Diagenesis
Diagenesis is the process that describes physical and chemical changes in sediments first caused by water-rock interactions, microbial activity, and compaction after their deposition. Fossil fuel and Diagenesis are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Diagenesis
Diesel fuel
Diesel fuel, also called diesel oil, heavy oil (historically) or simply diesel, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignition takes place without a spark as a result of compression of the inlet air and then injection of fuel.
See Fossil fuel and Diesel fuel
Disinvestment
Disinvestment refers to the use of a concerted economic boycott to pressure a government, industry, or company towards a change in policy, or in the case of governments, even regime change.
See Fossil fuel and Disinvestment
Earth's crust
Earth's crust is its thick outer shell of rock, referring to less than one percent of the planet's radius and volume.
See Fossil fuel and Earth's crust
Eco-economic decoupling
In economic and environmental fields, decoupling refers to an economy that would be able to grow without corresponding increases in environmental pressure.
See Fossil fuel and Eco-economic decoupling
Effects of climate change
Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies.
See Fossil fuel and Effects of climate change
Electric power industry
The electric power industry covers the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric power to the general public and industry.
See Fossil fuel and Electric power industry
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy.
See Fossil fuel and Electricity generation
Elsevier
Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content.
Embalming
Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them (in its modern form with chemicals) to forestall decomposition.
Energy transition
An energy transition (or energy system transformation) is a major structural change to energy supply and consumption in an energy system.
See Fossil fuel and Energy transition
Environmental impact of the energy industry
The environmental impact of the energy industry is significant, as energy and natural resource consumption are closely related.
See Fossil fuel and Environmental impact of the energy industry
Environmental law
Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment.
See Fossil fuel and Environmental law
Externality
In economics, an externality or external cost is an indirect cost or benefit to an uninvolved third party that arises as an effect of another party's (or parties') activity.
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Fertilizer
A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients.
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Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.
Fossil Fools Day
Fossil Fools Day is an environmental demonstration day.
See Fossil fuel and Fossil Fools Day
Fossil fuel
A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations. Fossil fuel and fossil fuel are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Fossil fuel
Fossil Fuel Beta
Fossil Fuel Beta (FFß) measures the percent change in excess (market-adjusted) stock returns for every 1 percent increase in fossil fuel prices.
See Fossil fuel and Fossil Fuel Beta
Fossil fuel phase-out
Fossil fuel phase-out is the gradual reduction of the use and production of fossil fuels to zero, to reduce deaths and illness from air pollution, limit climate change, and strengthen energy independence. Fossil fuel and fossil fuel phase-out are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Fossil fuel phase-out
Fossil fuel subsidies
Fossil fuel subsidies are energy subsidies on fossil fuels. Fossil fuel and fossil fuel subsidies are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Fossil fuel subsidies
Fracking
Fracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, fracing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid.
Fugitive gas emissions
Fugitive gas emissions are emissions of gas (typically natural gas, which contains methane) to atmosphere or groundwater which result from oil and gas or coal mining activity.
See Fossil fuel and Fugitive gas emissions
Gas flare
A gas flare, alternatively known as a flare stack, flare boom, ground flare, or flare pit, is a gas combustion device used in places such as petroleum refineries, chemical plants and natural gas processing plants, oil or gas extraction sites having oil wells, gas wells, offshore oil and gas rigs and landfills.
Gas lighting
Gas lighting is the production of artificial light from combustion of a fuel gas such as methane, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, coal gas (town gas) or natural gas.
See Fossil fuel and Gas lighting
Gasoline
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
Geologic time scale
The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth.
See Fossil fuel and Geologic time scale
Geological formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).
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Green Revolution
The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, was a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields.
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Greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are the gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth.
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Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect.
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Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.
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Heat engine
A heat engine is a system that converts heat to usable energy, particularly mechanical energy, which can then be used to do mechanical work.
See Fossil fuel and Heat engine
Heavy crude oil
Heavy crude oil (or extra heavy crude oil) is highly viscous oil that cannot easily flow from production wells under normal reservoir conditions.
See Fossil fuel and Heavy crude oil
Helium
Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.
History of Earth
The history of Earth concerns the development of planet Earth from its formation to the present day.
See Fossil fuel and History of Earth
Hunger
In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period.
Hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
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Hydrocarbon exploration
Hydrocarbon exploration (or oil and gas exploration) is the search by petroleum geologists and geophysicists for deposits of hydrocarbons, particularly petroleum and natural gas, in the Earth's crust using petroleum geology. Fossil fuel and hydrocarbon exploration are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Hydrocarbon exploration
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.
See Fossil fuel and Industrial Revolution
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.
See Fossil fuel and Internal combustion engine
International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organisation, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector.
See Fossil fuel and International Energy Agency
Irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns.
See Fossil fuel and Irrigation
Just transition
Just transition is a framework developed by the trade union movement to encompass a range of social interventions needed to secure workers' rights and livelihoods when economies are shifting to sustainable production, primarily combating climate change and protecting biodiversity.
See Fossil fuel and Just transition
Kerogen
Kerogen is solid, insoluble organic matter in sedimentary rocks.
Kerosene
Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum.
Kilowatt-hour
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour.
See Fossil fuel and Kilowatt-hour
Limestone
Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
Liquefied petroleum gas
Liquefied petroleum gas, also referred to as liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, ''n''-butane and isobutane. Fossil fuel and Liquefied petroleum gas are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Liquefied petroleum gas
Low-carbon electricity
Low-carbon electricity or low-carbon power is electricity produced with substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions over the entire lifecycle than power generation using fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Low-carbon electricity
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.
Matter
In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.
Methane leak
A methane leak comes from an industrial facility or pipeline and means a significant natural gas leak: the term is used for a class of methane emissions.
See Fossil fuel and Methane leak
Michel T. Halbouty
Michel Thomas Halbouty (21 June 1909 in Beaumont, Texas – 6 November 2004 in Houston, Texas) was an American geologist, petroleum engineer, and wildcatter.
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Mikhail Lomonosov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (ləmɐˈnosəf|a.
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Misnomer
A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied.
Mountaintop removal mining
Mountaintop removal mining (MTR), also known as mountaintop mining (MTM), is a form of surface mining at the summit or summit ridge of a mountain.
See Fossil fuel and Mountaintop removal mining
Mud
Mud is loam, silt or clay mixed with water.
Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Fossil fuel and natural gas are fossil fuels.
See Fossil fuel and Natural gas
Nature Geoscience
Nature Geoscience is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group.
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Net zero emissions
Global net zero emissions describes the state where emissions of greenhouse gases due to human activities, and removals of these gases, are in balance over a given period.
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Nitric acid
Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula.
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Non-renewable resource
A non-renewable resource (also called a finite resource) is a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption.
See Fossil fuel and Non-renewable resource
Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's ocean.
See Fossil fuel and Ocean acidification
Oceanic carbon cycle
The oceanic carbon cycle (or marine carbon cycle) is composed of processes that exchange carbon between various pools within the ocean as well as between the atmosphere, Earth interior, and the seafloor.
See Fossil fuel and Oceanic carbon cycle
Offshore drilling
Offshore drilling is a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled below the seabed.
See Fossil fuel and Offshore drilling
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum naphtha.
See Fossil fuel and Oil refinery
Oil sands
Oil sands, tar sands, crude bitumen, or bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit.
Oil shale
Oil shale is an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen (a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds) from which liquid hydrocarbons can be produced.
Ore concentrate
Ore concentrate, dressed ore or simply concentrate is the product generally produced by metal ore mines.
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Organic compound
Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon.
See Fossil fuel and Organic compound
Organism
An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.
Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
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Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement (or Paris Accords, Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016.
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Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
See Fossil fuel and Particulates
Peak coal
Peak coal is the peak consumption or production of coal by a human community.
Peak gas
Peak gas is the point in time when the maximum global natural gas (fossil gas) production rate will be reached, after which the rate of production will enter its terminal decline.
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. Fossil fuel and Peat are fossil fuels.
Pesticide
Pesticides are substances that are used to control pests.
Petrochemical industry
Jampilen Petrochemical co., Asaluyeh, Iran The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals.
See Fossil fuel and Petrochemical industry
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. Fossil fuel and Petroleum are fossil fuels.
Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles
A phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles are proposed bans or discouragement (for example via taxes) on the sale of new fossil-fuel powered vehicles or use of existing fossil-fuel powered vehicles, as well the encouragement of using other forms of transportation. Fossil fuel and phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles are fossil fuels.
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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.
See Fossil fuel and Photosynthesis
Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean and freshwater ecosystems.
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Plankton
Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in water (or air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against currents (or wind).
Population growth
Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group.
See Fossil fuel and Population growth
Post Carbon Institute
Post Carbon Institute (PCI) is a think tank which provides information and analysis on climate change, energy scarcity, and other issues related to sustainability and long term community resilience.
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Pressure
Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.
Pyrolysis
Pyrolysis is the process of thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures, often in an inert atmosphere.
Raw material
A raw material, also known as a feedstock, unprocessed material, or primary commodity, is a basic material that is used to produce goods, finished goods, energy, or intermediate materials that are feedstock for future finished products.
See Fossil fuel and Raw material
Renewable energy
Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale.
See Fossil fuel and Renewable energy
Road
A road is a thoroughfare for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians.
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco (أرامكو السعودية), officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Group or simply Aramco (formerly Arabian-American Oil Company), is a state-owned petroleum and natural gas company that is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.
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Sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber.
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily is an American website launched in 1995 that aggregates press releases and publishes lightly edited press releases (a practice called churnalism) about science, similar to Phys.org and EurekAlert!.
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Sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation.
See Fossil fuel and Sedimentary rock
Shale gas
Shale gas is an unconventional natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations.
Smelting
Smelting is a process of applying heat and a chemical reducing agent to an ore to extract a desired base metal product.
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
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Steam turbine
A steam turbine is a machine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft.
See Fossil fuel and Steam turbine
Stimulus (economics)
In economics, stimulus refers to attempts to use monetary policy or fiscal policy (or stabilization policy in general) to stimulate the economy.
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Stranded asset
Stranded assets are "assets that have suffered from unanticipated or premature write-downs, devaluations or conversion to liabilities".
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Sulfuric acid
Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen, with the molecular formula.
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Surface mining
Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral is removed through shafts or tunnels.
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Sustainable Development Goal 13
Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13 or Global Goal 13) is to limit and adapt to climate change.
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Sustainable Development Goal 7
Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7 or Global Goal 7) is one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015.
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Sustainable energy
Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Definitions of sustainable energy usually look at its effects on the environment, the economy and society.
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Synthetic fuel
Synthetic fuel or synfuel is a liquid fuel, or sometimes gaseous fuel, obtained from syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in which the syngas was derived from gasification of solid feedstocks such as coal or biomass or by reforming of natural gas.
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Tar
Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation.
Terrestrial plant
A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on, in, or from land.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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Thorium
Thorium is a chemical element.
Three Mile Island accident
The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor (TMI-2) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station on the Susquehanna River in Londonderry Township, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Tonne
The tonne (or; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system.
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University of Minnesota Press
The University of Minnesota Press is a university press that is part of the University of Minnesota.
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University Press of Kansas
The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Uranium
Uranium is a chemical element; it has symbol U and atomic number 92.
Watermill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower.
Windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, by tradition specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but in some parts of the English-speaking world, the term has also been extended to encompass windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications.
World energy supply and consumption
World energy supply and consumption refers to the global supply of energy resources and its consumption.
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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World population
In world demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living.
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Zooplankton
Zooplankton are the animal (or heterotrophic) component of the planktonic community (the "zoo-" prefix comes from), having to consume other organisms to thrive.
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See also
Fossil fuels
- Alex Epstein (American writer)
- Anti-fracking movement
- Carbon lock-in
- Carbon price
- Carbon-based fuel
- Catagenesis (geology)
- Coal
- Cutan (polymer)
- Diagenesis
- Environmental issues with fossil fuels
- Fossil Future
- Fossil fuel
- Fossil fuel divestment
- Fossil fuel exporters
- Fossil fuel phase-out
- Fossil fuel subsidies
- Fossil fuels lobby
- Geology of the southern North Sea
- Global Energy Monitor
- High pressure jet
- Hydrocarbon exploration
- Liquefied petroleum gas
- Natural gas
- Oil and gas reserves and resource quantification
- Oil terminals in Ireland
- Oil terminals in the United Kingdom
- Peat
- Petroleum
- Petroleum industry
- Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles
- Propane
- The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
- Unburned hydrocarbon
- Urucu Oil Province
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