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  "attribution": "Counted by Environment Dashboard from Net Zero Tracker. Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, Data-Driven EnviroLab, NewClimate Institute, Oxford Net Zero. Net Zero Stocktake 2025 dataset (Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17143240). CC BY-NC 4.0. Changes: Counted the countries the Net Zero Tracker records with each status.",
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  "notice": "Net Zero Tracker data are shared under CC BY-NC 4.0, for non-commercial use only; the Tracker's Zenodo deposit labels the same file CC BY 4.0, and the stricter terms are followed until the Tracker confirms which applies.",
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    "gwp": null,
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