FRANCE JOINS THE BANDWAGON OF RAISING ELECTRICAL RATES -EVEN WHAT IS ALREADY A CHEAP ELECTRICAL RATES - VIA NUCLEAR ENERGY - AS FRANCE ANNOUNCES IT TOO WILL CLOSE 17 OF ITS ZERO EMISSION NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS BY 2025

Nicolas Hulot, France’s environment minister, announced on Monday that France could close “up to 17 nuclear reactors” by 2025.

Hulot says the move aims to bring policy into line with a law on renewable energy that aims to reduce French reliance on nuclear power to 50 percent. France currently derives close to 75 percent of its electricity from nuclear power. The push for diversification comes on the heels of other high-profile stances taken by Hulot and the administration of President Emmanuel Macron, including a ban on new fossil fuel exploration an end to the sale of gas and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040, and a recently announced climate conference to be held on December 12 for the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Paris Accord.

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