France clearly recognizes that a civilized and productive country cannot reliably use so-called renewable energy, and is seeking to rely even more on nuclear power.
The French government will consider
law This removes renewable electricity targets within France's energy code, including targets for reducing energy consumption through building renovations. france 24 shown The law does not set clear goals for building renewable capacity.
The bill would see France adopt “the sustainable option of using nuclear power as a competitive, carbon-free power source” rather than tinkering with its renewable energy targets.
To this end, France's bill, touted as a means of securing “energy sovereignty”, would push for the construction of between six and 14 new nuclear reactors.
Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher told weekly newspaper La Tribune Dimanche that building these reactors is necessary to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels from 60% to 40% by 2035. He said there is.
report Reuters.
US Department of Energy
Admitted In 2021, nuclear energy has proven to be the most reliable energy source, at least on this side of the Atlantic. Each nuclear reactor typically produces the same amount of electricity as 431 utility-scale wind turbines or 3.1 million solar panels.
Renewable energy is not only less productive than nuclear and fossil fuels, but also less reliable.
2021
study The paper, published in the journal Nature Communications, says: “If future net-zero emissions energy systems rely heavily on solar and wind resources, the spatial and temporal gap between resource availability and electricity demand will be significant. “Inconsistencies could pose challenges to system reliability.”
The researchers found that “the most reliable renewable power system is wind power, which meets a country's electricity needs 72% to 91% of the time. However, even systems that meet more than 90% of demand , hundreds of hours of demand could go unmet.” It happens every year. ”
Despite nuclear effectiveness, French law has come under some criticism.
Arnaud Goss, a lawyer at French energy specialist Goss Avocats, said:
was suggested The blog post said the bill, which will be submitted to France's Cabinet next month, “undermines France's climate change goals, including the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is no longer about 'reducing' “Instead, we will be moving towards reductions.” In “Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions.”
Mr Goss further suggested to France 24 that the bill was a “terrible setback”.
Jules Nissen, president of the French Renewable Energy Union, understandably opposed the bill, claiming he was “stunned” to learn that it excluded renewable energy.
Anne Bringoe is an activist with the Climate Action Network.
I ask for “Transformations in our societies and economies” – “This is a very serious setback and completely contradicts Europe's goals,” he told France 24.
Request for information report France remains the European Union's lowest emitter of greenhouse gases, thanks to the 57 nuclear reactors it has built since the 1973 oil crisis.
Reuters
shown Increased exports of nuclear power by France to other European countries are likely to reduce European countries' dependence on fossil fuels, thereby making those concerned about climate change more aware of the sins associated with winter warmth. There is a high possibility that you will be able to escape the feeling.
Nuclear power generation in France is reportedly already at a three-year high this year. From January 2 to 9, France was a net exporter of electricity with an average of more than 12.2 gigawatts per day, with around 3 gigawatts going to Germany and a further 6 gigawatts going to Switzerland, the UK and Italy.
France is not the only European country to wake up to the unreliability of renewable electricity. Last year, Sweden's parliament announced that its goal of 100% renewable electricity generation by 2040 would have to be abandoned in favor of a “stable energy system.”
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