Which of the following is not a concern associated with fossil fuel dependence?
a. global warming
b. rising prices
c. increased competition
d. increased development

d. increased development

Explanation:

The fossil fuel dependence is the phenomena in which the human society is dependent upon the use of fossil fuels for the human activities like cooking, running of the vehicles, running of the devices in the industries.  

This dependency is associated with release of enormous amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere which are capable of increasing the global temperatures resulting in global warming. The increase in dependency will also increase the demand for the fossil fuels which will lead to rise in the prices. If the human society experiences scarcity of resources than the competition among them will increase so as to avail those resources.

On the basis of the above explanation, increased development is the correct option because of the fact that with the increase in development alternative resources like water, wind and others will be used for the generation of energy which will replace the fossil fuel dependency.

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