France’s Second Nuclear Renaissance?

Dr. Keefer sits down in Glasgow with Carine de Boissezon, who is
the Chief Sustainability Officer at the French electric utility
Électricité de France. Carine brings a valuable inside perspective
on nuclear power in France, a country that Decouple has frequently
regarded as an exemplar of rapid decarbonization. Reversing
intentions to reduce France's share of electricity from nuclear
from 75% to 50%, President Macron recently announced that France
would "relaunch" its construction of nuclear reactors to meet
growing electricity and decarbonization needs.  In this
special in-person interview at COP26, we discuss how France has
benefitted from nuclear power, what the nuclear "relaunch" means
for the country, French public opinion, how renewables and nuclear
interact, and more. Stay tuned for more COP26 content!