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China’s National, Regional, and City’s Carbon Emission Inventories

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Consistent, comprehensive, and accurate estimates of carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production are fundamental prerequisites to understanding the global carbon cycle and designing evidenced-based policies for reducing carbon emissions.

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Liu, Z. (2016). China’s National, Regional, and City’s Carbon Emission Inventories. In: Carbon Emissions in China. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52864-8_2

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