journal article·2022-09-08

The durable, bipartisan effects of emphasizing the cost savings of renewable energy

Abel Gustafson, Matthew H. Goldberg, Parrish Bergquist, Karine Lacroix, Seth A. Rosenthal, Anthony Leiserowitz

Nature Energy· Volume 7· Issue 11
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