Chances and barriers for Germany's low carbon transition - Quantifying uncertainties in key influential factors
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Energy systems modeling; Decarbonization; Energy policy; Energy transition; Uncertainty; Long-term energy pathways; GENeSYS-MOD;All these keywords.
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