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France curbs Paris car drivers to combat dangerous smog
2014-03-16 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: France will introduce driving restrictions in Paris on Monday to tackle dangerous pollution levels, the first such ban for twenty years as politicians try to get rid of health-threatening smog days before municipal elections. Paris is more prone to smog than other European capitals because of France's diesel subsidies and its high number of private car drivers. A week-long spell of unseasonably warm, sunny weather has recently exacerbated the problem. Under the scheme, drivers may only use...
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