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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs

A cyclist rides past a SUV car parked on a street in Paris
The French capital aims to target rich, out-of-town drivers entering the city in order to tackle climate breakdown and air pollution. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

Green activists in Paris are making a final push to win a landmark vote tripling parking charges for SUVs in a move aimed at tackling air pollution that is being closely watched by other cities such as London.

Paris residents will be asked to vote on Sunday for or against a special parking tariff for heavy, large and polluting SUVs parked by non-residents, as the French capital aims to target rich, out-of-town drivers entering the city in order to tackle climate breakdown and air pollution.

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