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Do you have a source on the France vs Germany thing? France uses 20x less coal than Germany to begin with (https://www.worldometers.info/coal/coal-consumption-
by andrewmutz 4y ago
Do you have a source on the France vs Germany thing?
France uses 20x less coal than Germany to begin with (https://www.worldometers.info/coal/coal-consumption-by-country/ https://www.worldometers.info/coal/coal-consumption-by-count...) so I'm not sure about the comparison of reducing consumption
Also, during the recent conflict with Russia, Germany is turning coal plants back online and France is not.
- ncmncm 4y agoFrance is right now buying coal-fired power from across borders. Domestic coal consumption figures are meaningless.
- thrown_22 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_France That's wrong. France is a net exporter of power, by over 50%. So even on aggregate it is a net benefit to the world since 90% of the power generated is CO2 free.
- ncmncm 4y agoFrance exports energy when the rivers are cold enough to operate their nukes. Rivers are just now close to maximum temperature.
- thrown_22 4y agoYes and? French electricity is 10 times less CO2 intensive to produce than German. Given that France exports 30% more electricity to Germany than they import it reduces the carbon footprint of both countries.