Renewable energy – Panacea for climate change?

Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1-7

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^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy education; Energy legislation; Global warming; International protocols; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872285482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2172038X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24084/repqj06.001     Document Type: Article

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