From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnon-renewableˌnon-reˈnewable adjective TPnon-renewable types of energy such as coal or gas cannot be replaced after they have been used All countries are being asked to cut down on their use of non-renewable resources.
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non-renewable• However, as we have seen, these are non-renewable and rapidly running out.• Estimates of the availability of non-renewable fuels vary.• They are also increasing their rate of consumption of non-renewable resources in the form of fossil fuels.• Assessing those effects of global change which will be large scale and cause major modifications to both renewable and non-renewable resources.• The key threat that Green politics poses to the capitalist global system is in the matter of the consumption of non-renewable resources.• These are the non-renewable sources of energy that have been used predominantly in the past.• On water consumption, the report warned that many countries were rapidly depleting non-renewable sources such as sealed aquifers.non-renewable resources• Assessing those effects of global change which will be large scale and cause major modifications to both renewable and non-renewable resources.• The key threat that Green politics poses to the capitalist global system is in the matter of the consumption of non-renewable resources.• They are also increasing their rate of consumption of non-renewable resources in the form of fossil fuels.From Longman Business Dictionarynon-renewableˌnon-reˈnewable adjective non-renewable types of energy such as coal or oil cannot be replaced once they have been useda tax on all forms of non-renewable energyThese regulations will only encourage a massive waste of valuable andnon-renewable natural resources. 