There is a proof by the author. First follow the argument at the top of page 486 of <A HREF="https://cedricvillani.org/sites/dev/files/old_images/2012/08/P09.ICM_1.pdf">Hypocoercive diffusion operators</A> to arrive at the stronger inequality    
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Then follow the proof in <A HREF="https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0609050">arXiv:math/0609050</A>, page 152, where it is shown that    
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