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Militärische Emissionen: Blinder Fleck der Klimapolitik? Cover

Militärische Emissionen: Blinder Fleck der Klimapolitik?

By: Ole Adolphsen  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wd-2025-0169 | Journal eISSN: 1613-978X | Journal ISSN: 0043-6275
Language: German
Page range: 665 - 670
Published on: Sep 23, 2025
Published by: ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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