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Anthropogenic Material and Energy Flows

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During the Earth’s history, there have been significant variations in the global carbon cycle, caused by natural factors (e.g. changes in surface temperature due to changes in solar irradiation). Given these natural changes, variations due to human activities and their causes are difficult to identify.

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Schaub, G., Turek, T. (2011). Anthropogenic Material and Energy Flows. In: Energy Flows, Material Cycles and Global Development. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12736-6_5

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