France – Addressing the Challenge of Climate Change

Benefiting from more than 50 years of experience in nuclear electricity generation, the French nuclear industry has emerged as one of the world leaders. Existing nuclear power stations and new plant projects contribute to reducing the already low level of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions of the French energy sector.

million tons of CO2 less than in 2008. We estimate that in 2008 wind turbines will have helped to avoid the production of 1.65 million tons of carbon dioxide in France and will make it possible to reduce emissions by 16 million tons by 2020.