Germany�s Energiewende: A Tale of Increasing Costs and Decreasing Willingness-To-Pay
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عنوان ژورنال: The Energy Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0195-6574
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.38.si1.mand