At a time when France's economy is doing badly, you'd think they would want to retain a certain export, namely nuclear electricity and technology. But France's president and parliament have voted to reduce the share of nuclear-powered electricity from its current level of 75% down to 50% by 2025.
Environmentalist opposition has been strong for five decades - now the additional factors of aging plants and pressure to invest in renewable energy, a la Germany, have converged to make headway against France's nuclear industry.
On the other hand, it 's not clear how Germany's example of shutting down nuclear while investing heavily in renewables could motivate anyone. "France's economy may be doing badly but Germany's energy sector is a disaster," according to a spokesman for a French energy company.
Read here for a summary of the state of Germany's energy sector.
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