Germany sits on a huge pile of coal as its main domestic energy source. France doesn't. Germany's industrialization has largely been driven by coal. > Meanwhi

Germany sits on a huge pile of coal as its main domestic energy source. France doesn't. Germany's industrialization has largely been driven by coal. > Meanwhile neighboring France, with its 70%+ energy generated from nuclear, generates about half as much CO2 per capita as Germany. Right now, and in the foreseeable future. In the foreseeable future France is reducing its share of nuclear and adds renewable. Reason: nuclear is too costly, too slow to build. Germany has invested in renewable, since that scales better now and in the future. By investing into renewable Germany has also created a huge export market for this technology, that will have a large positive impact.