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Is natural gas a fossil fuel?

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Yes, natural gas, which is mostly methane, is a fossil fuel. It is made from dead animals and plants which were compressed and heated under the ground hundreds of millions of years ago. It is called a fossil fuel because it comes from the fossilised remains of the organic plants and animals. Natural gas holds all the carbon from those organisms and the carbon is released when the gas is burnt.

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