<s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 topics, 4 evergreens</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[fossil fuels]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [fossil fuels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil%20fuel) > > A fossil fuel is a hydrocarbon-containing material formed underground from the remains of dead plants and animals that humans extract and burn as fuel. > > The main fossil fuels are coal, petroleum and natural gas, which humans extract through mining and drilling. > > Fossil fuels may be burnt to provide heat for use directly (e.g. for [[cooking]]), to power engines (such as internal combustion engines in motor vehicles), or to generate [[electricity]]. > Fossil fuels emit [[greenhouse gases]] when used, which means that reducing our use if them is key in:: [[climate change]]. ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > - [[How to understand climate change]] > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[clean electricity]] > - [[Clean electricity requires large changes in power infrastructure]] > - [[Clean electricity solves a lot of problems]] > - [[Greenhouse gases absorb only specific wavelengths of energy]]