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Jaffe, A.M. (2008). Energy Security, Climate and Your Car: US Energy Policy and Beyond. In: Cannon, J., Sperling, D. (eds) Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6979-6_2

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