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Nuclear energy - The solution to climate change?

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  • Muellner, Nikolaus
  • Arnold, Nikolaus
  • Gufler, Klaus
  • Kromp, Wolfgang
  • Renneberg, Wolfgang
  • Liebert, Wolfgang

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With increased awareness of climate change in recent years nuclear energy has received renewed attention. Positions that attribute nuclear energy an important role in climate change mitigation emerge.

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  • Muellner, Nikolaus & Arnold, Nikolaus & Gufler, Klaus & Kromp, Wolfgang & Renneberg, Wolfgang & Liebert, Wolfgang, 2021. "Nuclear energy - The solution to climate change?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:155:y:2021:i:c:s0301421521002330
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112363
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