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France Plans to Reduce Nuclear Power in favor of New Energy
In the next 10 years, Germany plans to shut down all domestic nuclear power plants. At the same time, France, one of the world's leading countries in nuclear power, plans to reduce nuclear power generation from 75% of the country's total power generation now to 50% in 2025. At present, the country has not announced specifically which reactors will be shut down."The decision has finally been made!" A few days ago, many French media reported on the headlines. After months of domestic debate over the revised draft and a year-long parliamentary discussion, accompanied by joint reports from various committees and various uncompromising objections, France finally approved the Energy Transition Bill, which is now regarded by many as It is historic in scale and ambition. But the decision is sure to spark a political battle, with some observers concerned that the reduction in 62.3 gigawatts of nuclear power could leave the struggling power industry too far behind.
However, it has become clear that the momentum for nuclear power has been reversed, and environmentalists are celebrating their victory. “This law opens up access to all renewable energy sources in the new energy sector,” said Jean-Louis Bal, director of the French Renewable Energy Society (SER), shortly after the final vote. Bal said he was particularly encouraged by the new, unified legal mandate, which removes overly cumbersome bureaucratic hurdles for wind, hydro and biogas power generation.
By 2030, France's total energy consumption plans to reduce by 30%, and the share of renewable energy in energy will more than double now, reaching 32%. Of course, there must be ambitious goals: less nuclear power, more renewable energy, increasing energy efficiency, focusing on electromobility, and even increasing the carbon emissions tax by five times from the current level. The emission per ton of carbon emissions will increase from 14.5 euros to 56 euros in 2020 and to 100 euros in 2030.
These plans are covered by 66 provisions under this green legislative framework. However, given France's tight budget, some analysts question whether the country's government can truly follow through on its oath.
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