Global warming, irreversibility, and uncertainty: A political analysis

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 68-85

  Urpelainen, Johannes ^a  

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GLOBAL WARMING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867435024     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/GLEP_a_00140     Document Type: Article

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