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Review Article

The transformative potential of emissions trading

Lukas HermwilleWuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Döppersberg 19, 42103, Wuppertal, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wolfgang ObergasselWuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Döppersberg 19, 42103, Wuppertal, Germany
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Christof ArensWuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Döppersberg 19, 42103, Wuppertal, Germany
Pages 261-272 | Received 09 Sep 2015, Accepted 31 Jan 2016, Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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