Energy law in support of the low-carbon transition: Lessons from the United Kingdom and China

Frontiers of Law in China

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 295-315

  Andrews Speed, Philip ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84957427724     PISSN: 16733428     EISSN: 16733541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3868/s050-004-015-0016-6     Document Type: Article

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