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It Would Be Irresponsible, Unethical, and Unlawful to Rely on NETs at Large Scale Instead of Mitigation

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It Would Be Irresponsible, Unethical, and Unlawful to Rely on NETs at Large Scale Instead of Mitigation. / McLaren, Duncan; Burns, Wil.
Debating Climate Law. ed. / Benoit Mayer; Alexander Zahar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. p. 241-256.

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McLaren, D & Burns, W 2021, It Would Be Irresponsible, Unethical, and Unlawful to Rely on NETs at Large Scale Instead of Mitigation. in B Mayer & A Zahar (eds), Debating Climate Law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 241-256. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108879064.019

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McLaren, D., & Burns, W. (2021). It Would Be Irresponsible, Unethical, and Unlawful to Rely on NETs at Large Scale Instead of Mitigation. In B. Mayer, & A. Zahar (Eds.), Debating Climate Law (pp. 241-256). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108879064.019

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McLaren D, Burns W. It Would Be Irresponsible, Unethical, and Unlawful to Rely on NETs at Large Scale Instead of Mitigation. In Mayer B, Zahar A, editors, Debating Climate Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2021. p. 241-256 doi: 10.1017/9781108879064.019

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McLaren, Duncan ; Burns, Wil. / It Would Be Irresponsible, Unethical, and Unlawful to Rely on NETs at Large Scale Instead of Mitigation. Debating Climate Law. editor / Benoit Mayer ; Alexander Zahar. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021. pp. 241-256

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