Clarification on the RRP milestone number 81

Yana Laurand European Commission Our Ref: 27.06.2023 No 24.8-4/3435-1 B-1049, Brussels Clarification on the RRP milestone number 81 Dear Ms Laurand, Thank you for possibility to provide further clarification on the RRP reform “Deploy safe, green, competitive, needs-based and sustainable transport and energy infrastructure”. Following the clarifications provided on the M81 onepager, we would like to express its views on the clerical error regarding the data on CO2 emissions. We would like to make clear that the target to reduce CO2 emissions by 700 000 tons remains the same in the Mobility Development Plan 2021-2035 as well as in the M81 description in CID Annex. In particular, the overall transport CO2 target for 2035 is 1700 kt and it is aligned with the target set in Strategy "Estonia 2035" action plan approved by the government. Thus, it is foreseen to decrease the transport CO2 emission by 727 670 tons compared to 2018 (29,4%). As the Mobility Development Plan 2021-2035 was accepted after the CID, there was a technical decision made to use latest data available (in accordance also with our strategic planning principles) but the aim to reduce transport CO2 emission by 669,05 kt has remained the same as agreed in the CID. The overall target of 1700 kt has not been amended and therefore we do not see a conflict in this case. Above all, the work with reducing the CO2 emission is ongoing as it is seen from the data of 2018 and 2019, where there is already a decrease (-88 620 tons, 3,7%). Finally, although there is some clerical error regarding the data on CO2 emissions, the target for the year 2035 remains the same in CID Annex as well as Mobility Development Plan 2021-2035. Yours sincerely, On behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Ahti Kuningas Secretary General (signed digitally) Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-mail: [email protected] / http://www.mkm.ee Monika Karu +372 639 7673 [email protected] 2 (2)