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CO2 emissions from Iran's power sector and analysis of the influencing factors using the stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence and technology (STIRPAT) model

A.R. NoorpoorFaculty of Environment, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6135, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. Nazari KudahiFaculty of Environment, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6135, Tehran, Iran
Pages 101-116 | Received 09 Mar 2015, Accepted 01 Sep 2015, Published online: 01 Oct 2015

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