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Analysing fossil-fuel displacement

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It is commonly assumed that fossil fuels can be replaced by alternative forms of energy. Now research challenges this assumption, and highlights the role of non-technological solutions to reduce fossil-fuel consumption.

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  1. Andrew K. Jorgenson is in the Department of Sociology at the University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East, Room 301, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA,

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Jorgenson, A. Analysing fossil-fuel displacement. Nature Clim Change 2, 398–399 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1552

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