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Energy Transition Reality Check: Are Municipalities Meeting the Mark?

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 28 (2024): Issue 1 (January 2024)
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|Sep 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2024-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 394 - 408
Submitted on: Apr 15, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 2, 2024
Published on: Sep 26, 2024
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
Benchmarking,
composite index,
energy efficiency,
energy transition,
energy policy,
energy sustainability,
municipality
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