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Dear Sir/Madam,

The city of Rotterdam supports the goals and ambitions of the EU mission on Climate Neutral and Smart Cities. Cities are the place where decarbonisation strategies for energy, transport, buildings and industry and agriculture coexist and intersect. Therefore, this mission will contribute to reaching a 55 percent CO2 reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050 in the European Union, by realizing ‘’100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities’’. The 100 cities that will be selected by the Commission will guide the way towards a climate neutral European Union, as they set the goal for climate neutrality in 2030. Therefore, we aspire to be selected among those 100 cities. Since the selected cities will share their experiences and knowledge with each other on their systemic transformation towards climate neutrality by 2030, we believe this mission can contribute to the goals of our climate policies as set out in our Rotterdam Climate Agreement. We are committed to further develop our plans towards climate neutrality and the Climate City Contract.

Yours sincerely,

A. Bonte Vice Mayor of Rotterdam.