Acknowledge­ments

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This research report was led by Max Schmidt and co-authored by Philipp Censkowsky, Ziqun Jia and Igor Shishlov (Perspectives Climate Research).

The authors would like to thank Victor Carstenius from EKN and Helena Engner Aili from SEK for valuable comments as well as detailed and constructive discussions. This project is financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The views and recommendations expressed in this report are those of the project institution and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

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