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An analysis of ways to decarbonize conference travel after COVID-19

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  • Milan Klöwer
  • Debbie Hopkins
  • Myles Allen
  • James Higham

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Biennials, regional hubs and virtual attendance can slash emissions, new calculations show.

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  • Milan Klöwer & Debbie Hopkins & Myles Allen & James Higham, 2020. "An analysis of ways to decarbonize conference travel after COVID-19," Nature, Nature, vol. 583(7816), pages 356-359, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:583:y:2020:i:7816:d:10.1038_d41586-020-02057-2
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02057-2
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