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Title: French MPs Vote To Scrap Low-Emission Zones

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/30/04102...

sinij shares a report from the BBC: France's National Assembly has voted to
abolish low-emission zones, a key measure introduced during President
Emmanuel Macron's first term to reduce city pollution. So-called ZFEs (zones
a faibles emissions) have been criticized for hitting those who cannot afford
less-polluting vehicles the hardest. A handful of MPs from Macron's party
joined opposition parties from the right and far right in voting 98-51 to
scrap the zones, which have gradually been extended across French cities
since 2019. [...] The low-emission zones began with 15 of France's most
polluted cities in 2019 and by the start of this year had been extended to
every urban area with a population of more than 150,000, with a ban on cars
registered before 1997. Those produced after 1997 need a round "Crit'Air"
sticker to drive in low-emission zones, and there are six categories that
correspond to various types of vehicle. The biggest restrictions have been
applied in the most polluted cities, Paris and Lyon, as well as Montpellier
and Grenoble. The BBC notes that while the abolition is expected to pass
France's Senate, it must still be included in a broader bill approved by the
lower house in June and cleared by the Constitutional Council, which isn't
guaranteed.

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