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Industrial countries like Japan and Germany have pledged to integrate more systematically ecological considerations in their overall policies and to develop lowcarbon oriented climate policies. But obviously there exist a rather large gap between the official goals and reality.
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Weidner, H., Mez, L., Okamura, L. (2020). Findings of the Research Project. In: Mez, L., Okamura, L., Weidner, H. (eds) The Ecological Modernization Capacity of Japan and Germany. Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27405-4_13
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