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Decentralised Carbon Footprint Analysis for Opting Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in India
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T.V. Ramachandra a,b,c,*                            Shwetmala a
a Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES],
b Centre for Infrastructure, Transport and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), c Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra),
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author:
cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Citation : T.V. Ramachandra and Shwetmala, 2012. Decentralised Carbon Footprint Analysis for Opting Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in India., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 16, Issue 8, October 2012, Pages 5820–5833.
* Corresponding Author :
  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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