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Tan-Soo, JS., Qin, P., Quan, Y. et al. Reply to: Individualized cost–benefit analysis does not fit for demand-side mitigation. Nat. Clim. Chang. 15, 612–613 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02331-z
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