The United Kingdom: A paradoxical leader?

The European Union as a Leader in International Climate Change Politics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 95-111

  Rayner, Tim ^a   Jordan, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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