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European Union Twinning Program Utilizes Dutch Climate Neutrality Blueprints to Mentor Continental Municipalities

An innovative European Union twinning program is officially utilizing the advanced municipal climate strategies of Amsterdam and Utrecht as foundational blueprints to mentor highly polluting cities across Eastern and Southern Europe. The export of Dutch urban sustainability models highlights the outsized intellectual influence of the Netherlands in shaping the continental transition toward carbon neutrality.
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