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NON-RENEWABLE FUEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Biomass Energy
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
DEF

Fuel from a finite resource that will eventually dwindle and become too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve.

OBS

Includes fossil fuel from coal, petroleum and natural gas and nuclear energy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
DEF

Combustible tiré d’une ressource finie, destiné à s’amenuiser et à devenir trop coûteux ou dont la production a des effets trop nocifs sur l’environnement, comme les combustibles fossiles tirés du charbon, du pétrole et du gaz naturel, et l’énergie nucléaire.

Spanish

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