French moves to transition to a green future has met with protests from some quarters, including farmers. The French study dismisses the notion we could undo economic growth and emphasizes the need for robust economic performance to fund the transition to clean energies.
French moves to transition to a green future has met with protests from some quarters, including farmers. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP– there’s always something to learn. One of the most interesting studies I’ve seen has been a recent report for French president The French study dismisses the notion we could undo economic growth – there is no chance that the world will revert to a 19th-century standard of living.
Countries like France and ourselves need robust economic performance to fund the large investments needed to manage transition to clean energies, and enable exit from use of fossil fuels over the coming decade for our heat and power needs. We also need to invest in the research that is likely to give us new technologies, which will aid in the energy transition over the medium term. While France and Ireland face some similar challenges, there are also important differences. Unlike Ireland, where gas and coal still provide a lot of our electricity generation, France went nuclear about 60 years ago. So France’s electricity system is already largely decarbonise
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