France – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:56:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Why Nuclear Power and Renewables Don’t Mix https://energytransition.org/2022/11/why-nuclear-power-and-renewables-dont-mix/ https://energytransition.org/2022/11/why-nuclear-power-and-renewables-dont-mix/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:00:18 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27627 Toby Couture, director of the independent Berlin think tank E3 Analytics, argues that nuclear power doesn’t properly balance off variable clean energy. Paul Hockenos has the story. Civaux power plant, France. (Photo by E48616, C C BY-SA 3.0) Nuclear energy’s proponents regularly claim that among the technologies’ many benefits, it is well suited to provide round-the-clock balancing support for...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/11/why-nuclear-power-and-renewables-dont-mix/feed/ 0 What France Gets All Wrong About Nuclear Energy https://energytransition.org/2022/09/what-france-gets-all-wrong-about-nuclear-energy/ https://energytransition.org/2022/09/what-france-gets-all-wrong-about-nuclear-energy/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:00:19 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27295 Nuclear energy is not sustainable, safe, or cost-effective. Only by investing in full-fledged clean energy can France and other countries meet climate goals on tight schedules – a key asset given the urgency of the climate crisis. Paul Hockenos explains. Potential savety problems were discovered at Civaux Plant, France. (Photo by Daniel Jolivet, CC BY 2.0) France’s current nuclear power fiasco...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/09/what-france-gets-all-wrong-about-nuclear-energy/feed/ 0 Beyond the Tour de France: Cycling in the post-Covid-19 French Republic https://energytransition.org/2020/08/more-than-just-the-tour-de-france-cycling-in-the-post-covid-19-french-republic/ https://energytransition.org/2020/08/more-than-just-the-tour-de-france-cycling-in-the-post-covid-19-french-republic/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:00:35 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22815 For a long time, the French have considered cycling a sport rather than a way of transport. This has changed in the past years with raising concerns about air quality, climate change and public health. 2020 can be a real turning point with long strikes in public transit as well as government support for a bike system in the aftermath of the Coronavirus crisis. Lisa Tostado takes a closer look.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/08/more-than-just-the-tour-de-france-cycling-in-the-post-covid-19-french-republic/feed/ 1 Merkel and Macron Say They Want a Game-Changing Green Recovery in Europe https://energytransition.org/2020/05/merkel-and-macron-say-they-want-a-game-changing-green-recovery-in-europe/ https://energytransition.org/2020/05/merkel-and-macron-say-they-want-a-game-changing-green-recovery-in-europe/#respond Wed, 27 May 2020 13:00:57 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22379 But there’s fight-back from the old guard – in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own party – as well as from Europe’s so-called ‘frugal four’: Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. Nevertheless, Merkel is going further than ever before in backing the European Green Deal, higher EU climate targets, and renewable energy across Europe. Paul Hockenos has the story. Merkel and Macron support the...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/05/merkel-and-macron-say-they-want-a-game-changing-green-recovery-in-europe/feed/ 0 Corona-crisis Hits Nuclear Sector https://energytransition.org/2020/04/corona-crisis-hits-nuclear-sector/ https://energytransition.org/2020/04/corona-crisis-hits-nuclear-sector/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:00:26 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22031 Covid-19 spread shows up vulnerability at heart of nuclear programmes, with resilience of UK critical national infrastructures undermined. The coronavirus’ effects act as threat multiplier, as David Lowry explains. Nuclear security is influenced by the Corona virus. ( Public Domain) First indications that the dreaded coronavirus had penetrated the very heart of the UK nuclear sector came in on 15...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/04/corona-crisis-hits-nuclear-sector/feed/ 4 Renewables replace nuclear and lower emissions simultaneously https://energytransition.org/2019/11/renewables-replace-nuclear-and-lower-emissions-simultaneously/ https://energytransition.org/2019/11/renewables-replace-nuclear-and-lower-emissions-simultaneously/#comments Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:00:05 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=21181 A myth is haunting the English-speaking world: Germany allegedly shows that emissions rise because renewables can’t replace nuclear – and that France is right to stick with nuclear. What do the data show? Craig Morris reports Germany reduced emissions while phasing out nuclear power ( Public Domain) It’s not just trolls: Cambridge professors are saying it, and top US journalists are saying it...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/11/renewables-replace-nuclear-and-lower-emissions-simultaneously/feed/ 9 How the EU-Mercosur trade deal is worsening the international climate crisis https://energytransition.org/2019/07/climate-crisis-turns-into-climate-disaster-the-dirty-free-trade-agreement-between-eu-and-mercosur/ https://energytransition.org/2019/07/climate-crisis-turns-into-climate-disaster-the-dirty-free-trade-agreement-between-eu-and-mercosur/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:00:42 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20325 After twenty years of negotiations, the European Union is in the process of advancing one of the world’s largest free trade agreements with four states of Mercosur. The planned agreement suggests a political path that veers towards a worsening of the international climate crisis. Kathrin Meyer discusses the questionable contents of the political act, which will solidify inequality amongst the...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/07/climate-crisis-turns-into-climate-disaster-the-dirty-free-trade-agreement-between-eu-and-mercosur/feed/ 0 Carbon price: necessary, but not sufficient https://energytransition.org/2019/05/carbon-price-necessary-but-not-sufficient/ https://energytransition.org/2019/05/carbon-price-necessary-but-not-sufficient/#comments Wed, 22 May 2019 11:00:13 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19779 In the run-up to the EU elections, German Environmental Minister Svenja Schulze has now said that she supports French President Macron’s climate plan, including a floor price for carbon. And Chancellor Merkel has now joined her in calling for “carbon net neutrality” by 2050. But the market can’t fix everything, says Craig Morris. Could carbon pricing lead to a reduction in emissions?

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/05/carbon-price-necessary-but-not-sufficient/feed/ 1 ‘Yellow vests’ killed EU bid to phase out regulated electricity prices https://energytransition.org/2019/01/yellow-vests-killed-eu/ https://energytransition.org/2019/01/yellow-vests-killed-eu/#respond Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:00:27 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18866 A European Commission proposal to phase-out regulated prices of electricity looked set to win approval from EU member states until the ‘yellow vest’ movement swept across France and nipped it in the bud. Frédéric Simon takes a deeper look behind the scenes. The ‘yellow vest’ protests started in mid-November to complain against the French carbon tax ( Public Domain) Did Emmanuel Macron personally...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/01/yellow-vests-killed-eu/feed/ 0 A climate-friendly response to Trump’s protectionism https://energytransition.org/2018/08/a-climate-friendly-response-to-trumps-protectionism/ https://energytransition.org/2018/08/a-climate-friendly-response-to-trumps-protectionism/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:00:29 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17718 Rather than allowing itself to be dragged into Donald Trump’s destructive trade games, the European Union should turn them on their head, by introducing a CO2 levy, including border adjustment. Such a response would help protect the environment and boost the EU’s own international clout. Barbara Unmüßig and Michael Kellner take a look. A duty could be imposed on emissions-intensive imports like...

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