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by chelical 1727 days ago
And yet France still has half the CO2 emissions per capita of Germany and significantly cheaper energy.
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The electricity costs are >90% taxes, though and Germany's industrial output is also significantly higher than France's.

Per capita calculations are therefore flawed from the very start and not a useful metric.

Looking at actual data reveals a clear trend: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a1i2y40rtyg7s3p/AAAjxiD5DhvWmcyK2...

France's electricity production from nuclear shrinks similarly year-on-year to Germany's reduction in electricity production from coal.

Also no new reactors have been built in France in over a decade. Make of that what you will.