Can the bullet train speed up climate change mitigation in China?

Han LIN, Saixing ZENG, Shilong GE, Yongtai CHEN

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Front. Eng ›› 2017, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1) : 104-105. DOI: 10.15302/J-FEM-2017100
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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.71390525).

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