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If we ask the environmentalists every time we'd end up like Germany - hooked on Russian gas, instead of France which doesn't have this problem due to the ~70%
by petre 4y ago
If we ask the environmentalists every time we'd end up like Germany - hooked on Russian gas, instead of France which doesn't have this problem due to the ~70% electrical energy mix coming from nuclear.
- bayesian_horse 4y agoWell, look at what happens in China when industry doesn't need to obey to environmental concerns. France has plenty of problems with its nuclear power. Germany is moving away from Russian gas, and a lot quicker than Russia would like.
- petre 4y agoMoving to what, coal? For the volumes needed, a gas terminal is insufficient, so it would ultimately boil down to burning coal again. The problems France has with its nuclear reactors is the need to replace them and build new ones.