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Presidential 2027: behind the laughter of Medef bosses, the very sensitive issue of purchasing power and wages

The image of bosses laughing at Jean-Luc Mélenchon's proposal to "increase the minimum wage" has become a symbol of the tension surrounding the issue of wages in France. Aware of the stakes, presidential candidates are exploring multiple avenues to increase remuneration.

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Presidential 2027: behind the laughter of Medef bosses, the very sensitive issue of purchasing power and wages

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Carbon capture tech exists. Scaling it up is the hard part

Europe just opened a carbon capture and storage plant billed as the continent's largest. But global climate scenarios call for far more capacity than exists anywhere on Earth.

  • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology exists but scaling it globally is challenging.
  • Only 77 operational commercial CCS plants worldwide, capturing a fraction of needed CO2.
  • High cost of building new CCS plants requires government subsidies and policy intervention.

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