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The geopolitics of climate change: avoiding determinism, fostering sustainable development

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  1. Institute of the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

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  2. Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and Environment, Oxford University, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK

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Liverman, D. The geopolitics of climate change: avoiding determinism, fostering sustainable development. Climatic Change 96, 7–11 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-009-9638-7

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