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Are local Climate Assemblies politically representative of the macro-public they represent, and does this matter?

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Are local Climate Assemblies politically representative of the macro-public they represent, and does this matter? / Coxcoon, Rachel.
In: Environmental Research Communications, Vol. 6, No. 12, 125011, 31.12.2024.

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Coxcoon, R 2024, 'Are local Climate Assemblies politically representative of the macro-public they represent, and does this matter?', Environmental Research Communications, vol. 6, no. 12, 125011. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad937f

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Coxcoon, R. (2024). Are local Climate Assemblies politically representative of the macro-public they represent, and does this matter? Environmental Research Communications, 6(12), Article 125011. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad937f

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Coxcoon R. Are local Climate Assemblies politically representative of the macro-public they represent, and does this matter? Environmental Research Communications. 2024 Dec 31;6(12):125011. Epub 2024 Dec 12. doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad937f

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Coxcoon, Rachel. / Are local Climate Assemblies politically representative of the macro-public they represent, and does this matter?. In: Environmental Research Communications. 2024 ; Vol. 6, No. 12.

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