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Eco-Efficiency Goals: Factor Four or Factor Ten

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    This text was first presented to an OECD Workshop in Paris, 3–4 September 1997 on Fostering Eco-Efficiency: the Role of Governments and has not previously been published.

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von Weizsäcker, E.U. (2014). Eco-Efficiency Goals: Factor Four or Factor Ten. In: von Weizsäcker, E. (eds) Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice, vol 28. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03662-5_12

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