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And yet France still has half the CO2 emissions per capita of Germany and significantly cheaper energy.
by chelical 5y ago
And yet France still has half the CO2 emissions per capita of Germany and significantly cheaper energy.
- qayxc 5y agoThe electricity costs are >90% taxes, though and Germany's industrial output is also significantly higher than France's. Per capita calculations are therefore flawed from the very start and not a useful metric. Looking at actual data reveals a clear trend: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a1i2y40rtyg7s3p/AAAjxiD5DhvWmcyK2Q8JxX46a?dl=0&preview=15+changes+by+country%402x.png https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a1i2y40rtyg7s3p/AAAjxiD5DhvWmcyK2... France's electricity production from nuclear shrinks similarly year-on-year to Germany's reduction in electricity production from coal. Also no new reactors have been built in France in over a decade. Make of that what you will.