France has faced unprecedented political paralysis this year: 60 days without a prime minister following President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to hold snap elections in the summer and, last week, the collapse of the government of Michel Barnier, who lasted only a few months at the Matignon.

Saudi Arabia is working towards economic diversification and is increasingly concerned with this development being sustainable. The Kingdom has set out goals for its green transition under the Vision 2030 framework and has begun to deploy a multipronged approach to sustainable development.