Historical energy transitions: Speed, prices and system transformation

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 22, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-12

  Fouquet, Roger ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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Energy transitions

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EID: 84985018453     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2016.08.014     Document Type: Article

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