Unveiling characteristics and determinants of China's wind power geographies towards low-carbon transition

Mengyao Han1, Ruyi Sun2, Ping Feng2

  • 1Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom.

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