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Have you considered cost of NOT building nuclear? France's industry was decarbonized in 10 years, long ago. Imagine the cost for future generations of not doing
by korantu 6y ago
Have you considered cost of NOT building nuclear? France's industry was decarbonized in 10 years, long ago. Imagine the cost for future generations of not doing the same to other industrialized economies.
- godelski 6y agoAnd because of it they have a better way to renewables (+fusion). As renewables become better they can replace nuclear but because of their standing they don't have to worry about many of the issues that other countries do: base load, long term energy storage with renewables, etc. Because of this France is starting with an emission level that is lower than most countries goals. If all the major countries had went the way of France we wouldn't be in a climate crisis, though it would still be a worrying event for the future (just not a crisis). It is also worth mentioning that almost 20% of France's energy is produced from recycled nuclear (not 20% of nuclear energy, 20% of total).