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France Becomes Big Beneficiary of EU Recovery Funds

‘Green funds’ largely based on spending through the Future Investments Program. ‘Other climate measures’ relate to circular economy, biodiversity, industry efficiency and power grids. BloombergNEF, Ministry of the Economy and Finance

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By Antoine Vagneur-Jones

June 10, 2021 at 9:40 AM UTC

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France's plan see it becoming one of the major beneficiary's of the EU's pandemic recovery stimulus. European funding is requested for the traditionally hard-to-abate sectors, such as speeding the uptake of hydrogen for heavy industry, heat pumps for homes and electric vehicles.

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