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Germany's energy industry emits 6 times as much greenhouse gases per MWh of electricity generated than France: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/09

Germany's energy industry emits 6 times as much greenhouse gases per MWh of electricity generated than France: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/09/08/france-vs-germany-which-country-is-better-at-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-its-factories_6725219_19.html#:~:text=Germany's%20mix%20has%20a%20higher,require%20significant%20electrification%20of%20processes https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/09/08/france-.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Germany#/media/File:Energy_mix_in_Germany.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Germany#/media/File:... Germany's energy is 80% fossil fuels. France's is 50%. I'm not sure how you reached the conclusion that Germany's energy mix is less "dirty" than Frances.

barbazoo 2y ago
> Germany's energy is 80% fossil fuels. Where did you get that number from? https://www.iea.org/countries/germany https://www.iea.org/countries/germany > Renewables 39.4% share of power generation, 2022 vs. France's 26.1%. Edit: I guess you might be talking about consumption whereas I'm talking about production.
- Manuel_D 2y ago
  Nuclear power is less "dirty" than most forms of renewables: https://world-nuclear.org/images/articles/0a2091ce-35b3-4ada-969d-a5db4690a4dd.jpg https://world-nuclear.org/images/articles/0a2091ce-35b3-4ada... Again, Germany emits 6 times as much C02 for every MWh of electricity generated as France. It's not an issue of production vs. consumption. You're counting nuclear power, which is heavily utilized by France, as a "dirty" energy source despite the fact that it's cleaner than most renewables.