State implementation of new Environmental Protection Agency climate regulation may shift behavioural strategies from sidelines to forefront of US climate policy.
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M. McLean and B. Tenbarge provided research assistance. T.D.'s contributions were supported in part by Michigan AgBioResearch. This work is that of the authors as individuals, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the US National Research Council.
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Carrico, A., Vandenbergh, M., Stern, P. et al. US climate policy needs behavioural science. Nature Clim Change 5, 177–179 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2518
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