1(of a contract or agreement) not able to be renewed.
‘a non-renewable 15-year term of office’
‘Many low-cost term-life-insurance policies expire and are nonrenewable when you turn 65.’
‘The advantage of long, and nonrenewable, terms is that the members of the second chamber would truly be independent in that nothing which they did could affect their continued membership.’
‘The other ten members of the council are elected by the General Assembly to two-year nonrenewable terms, with five new members elected each year.’
‘Similarly, the new International Criminal Court has nine-year, nonrenewable terms for judges.’
‘This is the last chance for the lame-duck president to shore up his legacy (his nonrenewable term ends in early 2003).’
‘The organization awards 11 non-renewable scholarships of $2,000 to children of full-time employees of firms that are members in good standing of NASGW.’
‘His family managed to obtain his release, but he was immediately shipped out of the country by the government, on a non-renewable passport with a one-year expiration date.’
‘The Board is composed of six Board Members, appointed by Council for a four-year, non-renewable term.’
‘The Commissioner is elected by the Parliamentary Assembly, the successful candidate serving a non-renewable term of six years.’
‘The president and vice-president and sixteen members of the eighty-member congress are elected by the nation as a whole for non-renewable four-year terms.’
‘Up until that point, nobody had informed me that my contract would be fixed term and non-renewable.’
2(of a natural resource or source of energy) existing in finite quantity; not capable of being replenished.
‘non-renewable fossil fuels’
‘Our primary source of energy - oil - is nonrenewable and exhaustible.’
‘These hidden gardens, protected by a strong street-facing facade, are oases for the office workers, producing a tempered microclimate while minimizing use of nonrenewable energy in very hot climates.’
‘These materials are all nonrenewable, require vast amounts of energy to manufacture and recycle and are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.’
‘Trees take longer to mature for harvest, and petroleum is, of course, nonrenewable.’
‘Plastics are highly energy-intensive and composed mostly of nonrenewable fossil fuels whose supplies are expected to become increasingly limited.’
‘In the name of saving nonrenewable energy sources, I plan to ride my bike down here regularly throughout the summer.’
‘Mesquite firewood purchased from local woodcutters replaces nonrenewable fossil fuels that must be purchased off the Reservation.’
‘Lastly, because natural gas is nonrenewable, reliance on it as a fuel offers meager benefits for long-term energy security.’
‘About 90 percent of U.S. electricity comes from nonrenewable sources, mainly fossil fuels and nuclear power.’
‘From the very beginning of the automobile age, industry analysts, following the lead of farsighted engineers, issued warnings about the reliance on a nonrenewable fuel source.’
‘The more we rely on renewable energy, the less dependent we are on utility giants and nonrenewable, polluting fossil fuels.’
‘The main source of hydrogen today is natural gas - a polluting and nonrenewable fossil fuel.’
‘These fuel sources are nonrenewable, even with aggressive replacement strategies in place.’
‘Unfortunately, conservation isn't the only response to the high cost of non-renewable resources.’
‘The project also has the added benefit of replacing non-renewable fossil fuels with a renewable agricultural-based fuel.’
‘Fossil fuels are the quintessential non-renewable natural resource.’
‘Steel is made from a non-renewable resource so we only have a limited amount to export.’
‘Hemp can replace many non-renewable resources as well as numerous processed and manufactured goods.’
‘The consumption of resources, including non-renewable energy, is but one factor facing the development industry right now.’
‘A community enters a danger zone when it relies on a non-renewable resource - even a huge gas field - for its basic needs of food and water.’
‘At present, 90 per cent of Saudi Arabia's non-renewable deep-well water is utilised for agricultural purposes.’
‘What motivates oil companies to act now is the simple fact that oil is a finite, non-renewable resource, and, depending on who you consult, is due to run out in 20, 50, or 100 years.’
noun
usually non-renewables
A non-renewable natural resource or source of energy.
‘sustainability of the supply of non-renewables such as gas is crucial’
‘Perhaps I shouldn't have cancelled the air-conditioning to cut our use of non-renewables.’
‘And inevitably the non-renewables will run out and we will be forced to use sustainable energy.’
‘Does he seriously see us moving to renewable resources while there are still non-renewables we can burn?’
‘Civilization's rocketing growth comes from exploiting non-renewables: coal since 1800 and oil since 1900, for example.’
‘Renewable raw materials bring obvious benefits compared with non-renewables, but it is important to look at how they are produced and processed.’
‘They would rather be running on wind power than contributing to the environmental problems associated with rampant use of non-renewables.’
‘Every project is part of his singular pursuit of a totally ecological architecture integrated with environment and climate, which reduces consumption of non-renewables and is energy efficient with reduced emissions.’
‘He proposes a future energy mix of 25% nuclear, 15% coal, 40% gas and 20% renewables by 2025 and argues that security and sustainability of supply of non-renewables such as gas is crucial.’
‘We must maintain the shift in balance between developing the non-renewables and the renewables sectors.’
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