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Innovation and Global to Local Energy Governance

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Climate Change and Global Policy Regimes

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The relationship of energy to global climate change is one of the most important links to be made concerning the impact of carbon emissions on the global environment. Energy systems are a fundamental aspect of economic activity, which is currently highly dependent on fossil fuels — the combustion of which accounted for 84 per cent of GHG emissions in 2009 (OECD 2012: 11) (Figure 11.1).

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  1. Guilherme B. R. Lambais
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Lambais, G.B.R., Gonçalves, G. (2013). Innovation and Global to Local Energy Governance. In: Cadman, T. (eds) Climate Change and Global Policy Regimes. International Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137006127_12

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