https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39728-3

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Built structures influence patterns of energy demand and CO2 emissions across countries - Nature Communications

Extent and spatial patterns of settlements and infrastructures strongly affect resource demand of national economies worldwide. Their influence on final energy and CO2 emissions is almost as large as that of gross domestic product (GDP).

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