US EditionFrance Bets on Nuclear Power to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
France aims to cut fossil fuel imports by 40% by 2030 through expanding nuclear power and offshore wind, targeting carbon neutrality and improved energy sovereignty.
- On Thursday, France's government presented an energy plan to reduce imported fossil fuels by ramping up nuclear-fuelled power over the next decade.
- Facing heavy imports, oil and gas still supply 60 percent of France's energy and cost 64 billion euros in 2024 as France aims for the 2050 phaseout goal.
- The plan sets a 2030 cap of no more than 40 percent on fossil fuel use and prioritises offshore wind farms over solar parks and land-based wind farms.
- The move reverses a 2019–2024 reactor-closure plan, with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu warning `There is no scenario in which we can be dependent,` and he said failing to move forward `was becoming fundamentally dangerous for our sovereignty, for our ability to produce.`
- Linking timelines, SNBC-3, unveiled on the Paris Agreement anniversary, foresees the end of oil use between 2040 and 2045 and ties to the 2025–2035 energy plan.
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The government in Paris is fully committed to nuclear power, and production is to be increased in the coming years. Renewable energy sources are to be expanded more slowly than previously planned.
France bets on nuclear in new plan to cut fossil fuel imports
The French government unveiled a 10-year energy strategy that leans heavily on nuclear power and offshore wind farms to curb fossil fuel dependence. Environmental groups criticized a 'stubborn insistence on believing in the nuclear myth.'
In the future, France will focus even more on nuclear energy: new power plants and longer running times are planned. In the case of wind turbines, however, Paris is on the brakes. Why?
Finally, France has its multi-annual energy programming (EPP) for the next ten years, a small victory for the Prime Minister. Unsurprisingly, the revival of nuclear power will be the "stronger column", while wind and solar power are being braked.
Paris/Berlin – France is slowing down in the wind and the sun – and instead relies even more on nuclear power. The government in Paris has...
France wants to reduce the expansion of wind and solar power in the coming years. As expected, the energy plan confirms the massive expansion of nuclear power announced by President Emmanuel Macron 2022.
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