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Title: Pursuing energy security via technologies and human behavior
Securing an accessible, reliable, and affordable clean-energy future for every home and business remains a crucial sustainability challenge. In a recent Cell Press Forum on Sustainability, a diverse panel of experts assembled to shed light on the connections between renewable energy technologies, human behavior, and energy security. Following the event, the panelists were asked: what and where are the opportunities to leverage technology and human behavior to pursue energy security toward a just renewable energy future?  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1845093 1952038
PAR ID:
10486460
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ScienceDirect
Date Published:
Journal Name:
One Earth
Volume:
6
Issue:
9
ISSN:
2590-3322
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1074 to 1076
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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