The bare necessities: How much household carbon do we really need?
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The Bare Necessities: How Much Household Carbon Do We Really Need?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ecological Economics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0921-8009
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.018