While the PAKS-2 plan provoked hysterical opposition in Hungary from the green opposition, France also decided to build a new nuclear power plant.
The energy crisis overrode the previous plans. The Commission is reportedly giving nuclear energy a green label.
After a break of several decades, France is building new nuclear reactors so that it can better protect itself from the economic impact of soaring energy prices, reduce its energy exposure to other countries and, at the same time, be able to fight even more decisively for the 2050 climate goal, announced Emmanuel Macron in his televised speech on Tuesday evening, writes the Portfolio. They added: the big decision goes against the goal stated at the beginning of Macron's presidency, to reduce the weight of nuclear energy in the energy mix from 75% to 50% by 2035, and it is also completely different from the energy strategy of the great European rival Germany, notes Reuters. The latter reacted to the Fukushima disaster by shutting down its own nuclear power plants, while advocating renewable energy solutions in addition to the construction of Nord Stream 2, which is an important gas supply route for the country.
Macron made his announcement after press reports came to light in October that the country could build six pressurized water (EPR) nuclear reactors. In addition, Macron announced that, according to surveys, skyrocketing energy prices cause serious concerns about the purchasing power of the population half a year before the French presidential elections. According to the French president
the new nuclear reactors will help to obtain energy at a reasonable price,
therefore, after a break of several decades, new reactors are being built, and in the meantime, progress is being made in the field of renewable energy projects. "We are doing this to guarantee France's energy independence, to guarantee the country's energy supply and to achieve our goals, especially the 2050 carbon neutrality goal," said the French president.
An important role in the announcement may also be played by the fact that the French, leading about ten countries (including the Hungarians), seriously lobbied the European Commission so that, in principle, nuclear energy could be given a green label in addition to gas power plants in the taxonomy regulation to be published in November. According to a news leaked the other day, the Commission is about to grant this in order to dismantle the camp of opponents of nuclear power plants and gas power plants at the same time, they write.
Source: mandiner.hu
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