non-renewable resource
Definition
Natural resource such as coal, gas, or oil that, once consumed, cannot be replaced. Most energy resources currently in use are non-renewable while the renewable ones (such as wind and solar power) remain largely untapped. Also called depletable resource.
non-renewable resource is in the Economics, Politics, & Society and Environment & Pollution Control subjects.
non-renewable resource appears in the definitions of the following terms: depletable resource and natural capital
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