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EU-made cars prioritised in updated list of vehicles eligible for France’s ‘eco bonus’

An updated list of nearly 450 electric, hydrogen and hybrid vehicles that are eligible for state funding of up to €7,000 in some cases has been released by the government. Is your dream car on it? 

France: New €100 per month “social leasing” programme to widen access to electric vehicles

Under an innovative new scheme designed to help lower income families transition to electric vehicles, the French government is offering certain households the opportunity to lease a range of...

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COP28 deal marks “beginning of the end” of fossil fuel age 

Those pushing for a “phasing out” of fossil fuels will have to settle for the “transitioning away” of the final COP28 deal, which was agreed by desperate diplomacy in the hours after the...

OceanX and Prince Albert Foundation “early champions” in field of ocean innovation

Some exciting partnerships unfolded during COP28 in Dubai, as the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, OceanX, and the World Economic Forum’s 1000 Ocean StartupsCoalition joined forces to...

COP28: Prince Albert keeps focus on ocean protections while fossil fuel controversy unfurls 

The first half of COP28 has been marred by controversy and “conflicts of interest” after it emerged that the event president and oil magnate, Sultan Al Jaber, had made claims that there is “no...

Sorting of bio-waste will become mandatory in 2024 in France 

From 1st January, the recycling of organic waste will be obligatory in France. Here’s how the government says it will work.