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Although coal and petroleum are produced by degradation of biomass, yet we need to conserve them. Why?

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(a) The coal and petroleum reserves can get exhausted, if we use them at rapid rate.
(b) The formation of the fossil fuel is very slow process and takes very long time for renewal.
(c) It is necessary to conserve the resource, for the future generation, by reducing their consumption.
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