French Nuclear Energy & Social Solidarity feat. Myrto Tripathi

In France we don't have oil but we have ideas! Myrto
Tripathi is the founder and president of Voices of Nuclear. We
explore the past, present and future of Nuclear Energy in France.
Devoid of fossil fuel resources and seeking energy independence,
France turned to nuclear energy in an ambitious build out which
saw 59 reactors built in just 15 years. The rallying cry was
"Nuclear Electricity and Electrify Everything!" Inadvertently
this energy transition provided a powerful roadmap of what rapid
and deep decarbonisation looks like. We discuss why
centralization and specialization in energy systems are actually
a reflection of social solidarity and why French nuclear is under
threat in a Europe more obsessed with substituting renewables and
natural gas for nuclear than tackling climate change.