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Visions of energy futures

Nature Energy volume 3, pages923–924(2018)Cite this article

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The recent German energy transition has been taken as an exemplary case for a new, decentralized and renewable-energy-based approach to energy policy worldwide. New comparative research shows, however, that its national-level interpretations outside of Germany vary considerably, reflecting country-specific contextualization and visions of a good society.

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    Tuula Teräväinen

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Teräväinen, T. Visions of energy futures. Nat Energy 3, 923–924 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0279-9

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