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CARBON FUEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
DEF

A fuel that when burned creates carbon dioxide.

OBS

Carbonaceous fuels include petroleum, coal, oil shale, tar sands, heavy oils, natural gas, renewable resources, and polymers or other synthetics for these materials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
CONT

Les combustibles carbonés (pétrole, gaz, charbon) sont une source d'énergie aujourd'hui absolument indispensable [...] Par ailleurs, brûler des combustibles carbonés conduit à relâcher chaque année plus de 30 milliards de tonnes de gaz carbonique dans l'atmosphère, soit environ 1 000 tonnes de CO2 par seconde [...]

Spanish

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