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Why fossil fuels are to be conserved?

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(i) The formation of these fossil fuels coal and petroleum is a very slow process and takes very long period of time for renewal.
(ii) They are available in limited amounts in nature. Therefore the coal and petroleum reserves can get exhausted if we use them at a rapid rate. Thus they must be conserved.
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