French push to classify nuclear power ‘green and sustainable’ divides Europe

Thu, October 21, 2021, 2:00 AM·8 min read

Last Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a $1.16 billion program to develop mini-nuclear reactors, which he hopes to export to other countries such as Poland that still rely on coal, one of the worst sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Keeping nuclear alive, Macron said, “is absolutely key because we know that we will continue to need this technology.”