sicetaitsimple wrote:sen-no-sen wrote:In fact this news is very symptomatic of the degree of amateurism of our government.The candidate Macron of 2017 was committed in the continuity of Holland to reduce the share of nuclear power to 50%.
Didn't I understand that this announcement called into question a target of +/- 50% of nuclear production by 2035?
It is about a speech of politician of “right” (left-right hybrid), it is necessary at the same time to please an anti-nuclear electorate rather on the left while avoiding the fears raised by a fall of the nuclear sector among the people of law.
Things are therefore never said clearly, but we can easily read between the lines via the commitments to reduce GHGs from the cop26 and the need to maintain a minimum of energy sovereignty in times of crisis.
Similarly, in the context of a significant increase in our electrical power (to replace a share of fossils) we could very well have 50% nuclear and 50% RE, while having a net installed nuclear power greater than the current power.
A first track here:
Paris, the 28 May 2021
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE MINISTERS OF ENERGY OF THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE ON
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND POLITICAL RESOLUTION
The following is the text of a joint statement by the Ministries of Energy of the Governments
from France and the United States of America.
Minister Barbara Pompili of the French Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Secretary Jennifer
Granholm of the US Department of Energy today issued a joint statement.
France and the United States share common objectives and a common will to fight
against climate change and to work towards achieving the ambitious objective set by the
Paris. Our ministries, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition and the US Ministry of
Energy, take urgent action to mitigate the current climate crisis by leveraging research
and cutting-edge science to dramatically accelerate the deployment of technologies
energies, disruptive innovations and policies that will provide a cleaner, more secure future
and more prosperous.
We are united by a common ambition on both sides of the Atlantic: to achieve
net carbon emissions zero by 2050. Achieving this common goal will require
using all the emission-free technologies currently in existence at our disposal while
simultaneously intensifying research, development and deployment through a series of
energy sources and zero emission systems. Ensure that these energy systems are
efficient and reliable, integrating larger parts of renewable energies coupled with
nuclear energy, which today represents an important part of electricity production
in our two countries, will be crucial to accelerate energy transitions. Reach this goal
pool will also require a wide variety of favorable financing conditions in
the full range of zero emission energy sources and systems.
In this regard, France and the United States undertake to work together on the new
technologies and the energy transition underway in order to contribute significantly to
zero carbon production solutions. Low-carbon and innovative electricity systems, which
may include innovative nuclear energy technologies or new designs, such
that of small modular reactors, micro and other advanced reactors, will contribute to the expansion
renewable energies, will support rural electrification, will produce hydrogen for
decarbonizing transport and other energy sectors, will help provide clean drinking water to
water-scarce regions and will support a range of cleaner industrial applications.
We are committed to transforming the threat posed by climate change into a
opportunity to revitalize the energy sector and launch industries and technologies
clean. Our ministries and industries innovate in energy technologies
low-carbon technologies in many sectors, including long-term storage,
advanced transportation, smart energy systems, carbon use and storage and
advanced nuclear.
All contribute significantly to zero carbon production solutions and we are
firmly believe that the transition to clean energy will boost jobs in the long term
well-paid workers who hire locally, employ a diverse workforce and stimulate
entire communities.
Minister Pompili states that; "In order to achieve the ambitious objective set by the Paris Agreement and
effectively tackle the issue of climate change, the main economies
global organizations must combine their strengths and technological assets to bring
innovative zero carbon solutions. With the United States, we intend to build momentum
international on these aspects in the perspective of the next COP26. "
Secretary Granholm says that; “As leading innovators, the United States and
France are stepping up their actions towards an irreversible path towards a net zero economy by 2050.
We urgently need to provide innovative solutions that can be deployed in the
around the world, by leveraging all of our zero-emission production technologies, such as
nuclear, renewable energies and carbon capture, use and storage.
https://fissionliquide.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/2021-05-28-declaration-fr-us-2.pdf"Engineering is sometimes about knowing when to stop" Charles De Gaulle.
