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Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix

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Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix. / Szerszynski, Bronislaw; Kearnes, Matthew; Macnaghten, Phil et al.
In: Environment and Planning A, Vol. 45, No. 12, 12.2013, p. 2809-2816.

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Szerszynski, B, Kearnes, M, Macnaghten, P, Owen, R & Stilgoe, J 2013, 'Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix', Environment and Planning A, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 2809-2816. https://doi.org/10.1068/a45649

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Szerszynski, B., Kearnes, M., Macnaghten, P., Owen, R., & Stilgoe, J. (2013). Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix. Environment and Planning A, 45(12), 2809-2816. https://doi.org/10.1068/a45649

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Szerszynski B, Kearnes M, Macnaghten P, Owen R, Stilgoe J. Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix. Environment and Planning A. 2013 Dec;45(12):2809-2816. doi: 10.1068/a45649

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Szerszynski, Bronislaw ; Kearnes, Matthew ; Macnaghten, Phil et al. / Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix. In: Environment and Planning A. 2013 ; Vol. 45, No. 12. pp. 2809-2816.

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