DOI: 10.1038/379240a0. Economic and environmental choices in the stabilization of atmospheric CO2 concentrations

Economic and environmental choices in the stabilization of atmospheric CO2 concentrations

10.1038/379240a0

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Wigley, T. M. L., Richels, R., & Edmonds, J. A. (1996). Economic and environmental choices in the stabilization of atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Nature, 379(6562), 240â243.

Authors 3

T. M. L. Wigley (first)
R. Richels (additional)
J. A. Edmonds (additional)

References 21 Referenced 660

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