Low-Carbon Energy Transformation in China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: An Overview

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Low-Carbon Energy Transformation in China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: An Overview. / Fahimi, Abdullah; Stepputat, Kai.
Electricity Access, Decarbonization, and Integration of Renewables: Insights and Lessons from the Energy Transformation in Bangladesh, South Asia, and Sub-Sahara Africa. ed. / Sebastian Groh; Lukas Barner; Georg Heinemann; Christian von Hirschhauen. Springer, 2023. p. 87-112.

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Fahimi, A & Stepputat, K 2023, Low-Carbon Energy Transformation in China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: An Overview. in S Groh, L Barner, G Heinemann & C von Hirschhauen (eds), Electricity Access, Decarbonization, and Integration of Renewables: Insights and Lessons from the Energy Transformation in Bangladesh, South Asia, and Sub-Sahara Africa. Springer, pp. 87-112. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38215-5_5

APA

Fahimi, A., & Stepputat, K. (2023). Low-Carbon Energy Transformation in China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: An Overview. In S. Groh, L. Barner, G. Heinemann, & C. von Hirschhauen (Eds.), Electricity Access, Decarbonization, and Integration of Renewables: Insights and Lessons from the Energy Transformation in Bangladesh, South Asia, and Sub-Sahara Africa (pp. 87-112). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38215-5_5

Vancouver

Fahimi A, Stepputat K. Low-Carbon Energy Transformation in China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: An Overview. In Groh S, Barner L, Heinemann G, von Hirschhauen C, editors, Electricity Access, Decarbonization, and Integration of Renewables: Insights and Lessons from the Energy Transformation in Bangladesh, South Asia, and Sub-Sahara Africa. Springer. 2023. p. 87-112 doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-38215-5_5

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