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Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and Sustainable Development

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Thornton, E. (2019). Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_284-1

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