Renewable resources
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005450
A natural resource that can be produced, regrown, or reused fast enough to keep up with how quickly it is used. Wind, tides, and solar energy, for example, are in no danger of running out and can be consumed by people virtually forever. In contrast, fossil fuels such as coal take millions of years to develop naturally and are considered nonrenewable.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005450 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | renewable natural resources; renewable products |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Natural resources; Clean energy; Biomass; Renewable energy sources |
| Translations | Spanish: recursos renovables |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005450",
"term": "Renewable resources",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A natural resource that can be produced, regrown, or reused fast enough to keep up with how quickly it is used. Wind, tides, and solar energy, for example, are in no danger of running out and can be consumed by people virtually forever. In contrast, fossil fuels such as coal take millions of years to develop naturally and are considered nonrenewable.",
"synonyms": [
"renewable natural resources",
"renewable products"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"natural resources",
"clean energy",
"biomass",
"renewable energy sources"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "recursos renovables"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/renewable-resources/"
}
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