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Greenhouse policy persuasion: towards a positive theory of discounting the climate future

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  • Mohr, Ernst, 1995. "Greenhouse policy persuasion: towards a positive theory of discounting the climate future," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 15(3), pages 235-245, December.
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