Both France and Germany have set ambitious clean energy goals, but they don't see eye-to-eye when it comes to nuclear energy, the largest source of carbon-free baseload electricity in both countries. However, they could leverage their respective strengths in pursuit of lower greenhouse gas emissions.
How to pronounce "Energiewende," German for "energy transition"
After spending time in France and Germany, I put together a few articles on their respective approaches to energy, particularly nuclear power. France gets most of its electricity from nuclear power plants, but the French are growing skeptical of this strategy, as old reactors demand upgrades, new reactors run over budget and renewables join the grid.
The entrance to a French nuclear research center adorned with solar panels