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Assessment of the Public Acceptance and Utilization of Renewable Energy in Pakistan 巴基斯坦公众接受和利用可再生能源的评估

DecisionSciRN: Decision-Making in Energy & Utilities (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-03-24 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3811627

M. Irfan, Y. Hao, M. Ikram, Haitao Wu, R. Akram, Abdul Rauf

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引用次数: 150

Climate Change, Analyst Forecasts, and Market Behavior 气候变化、分析师预测和市场行为

DecisionSciRN: Decision-Making in Energy & Utilities (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3781157

Carina Cuculiza, Alok Kumar, Wei Xin, Chendi Zhang

引用次数: 2

Two Regional Agreements Between Developed and Developing Countries: The Choice of Two Strategies 发达国家和发展中国家之间的两个区域协定:两种战略的选择

DecisionSciRN: Decision-Making in Energy & Utilities (Topic) Pub Date : 2019-10-03 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3463562

Nobuyuki Takashima

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