Fossil fuels | Planetary Health Glossary

Definition

Non-renewable sources of energy that when burned release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels are made from decomposing plants and animals, typically from millions of years ago.

Big Oil; coal; crude oil; diesel; electrical power; energy transition; fossil fuel combustion; fossil fuel consumption; fossil fuel divestment; fossil fuel industry; fossil-fuel industry; fossil fuels lobby; fossil fuel phase-out; fossil fuel subsidies; gasoline; just transition; kerosene; Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); lobbying; low-carbon electricity; low-carbon power; mining; natural gas; non-renewable energy; oil; petrochemicals; peak coal; peak gas; petroleum; phase-out; plastics; power stations; shale gas

Drafted by

Chris Graham

Reviewed by

TBC