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  1. Department of International Relations and Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University, 152 Bay State Road, Boston, MA, -2215, U.S.A

    Adil Najam

  2. Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, -2138, U.S.A

    Ambuj Sagar

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Najam, A., Sagar, A. Avoiding a COP-Out: Moving Towards Systematic Decision-Making Under the Climate Convention. Climatic Change 39, III–IX (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005418228960

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