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Research Article

Multi-level climate governance: examining impacts and interactions between national and sub-national emissions mitigation policy mixes in Canada

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Pages 1004-1018 | Received 25 Mar 2022, Accepted 23 Feb 2023, Published online: 09 Mar 2023

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