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How Can Growing Energy Demands Be Met Safely and Efficiently?

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A United Nations survey identified environmental sustainability as the most important issue of the future Watson et al. (MIS Quarterly, 34(1), 23–38, 2010).

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Debortoli, S., Székely, N. (2015). How Can Growing Energy Demands Be Met Safely and Efficiently?. In: Grand Societal Challenges in Information Systems Research and Education. SpringerBriefs in Information Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15027-7_8

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