How France plays with nuclear fire – new book reveals the scandals

Reporterre 12th Nov 2018 In ” Nuclear: a French catastrophe “,
Erwan Benezet recounts how, between under-investment, scandals of all
kinds, denials of terrorist threats, and the problems of waste storage,
France persists in defending this ” jewel “, Even to put the people at
risk.
https://reporterre.net/OEP-Comment-la-France-joue-avec-le-feu-nucleaire

Liberation 12th Nov 2018 The journalist Erwan Benezet publishes “Nuclear: a French catastrophe”.
Useful reading as the government prepares to pursue the expensive adventure
of the atom in the name of reason of state. Erwan Benezet immediately poses
the question that annoys the camp of the atom, currently in the middle of
an offensive to obtain the construction of new EPR reactors.

A journalist in the Parisian where he writes under the heading of energy, this specialist seems to
have acquired the conviction that it was necessary to “extinguish the
nuclear fire”, and decided to demonstrate it in a well-substantiated book.

Nuclear: a French disaster is not just an “anti” flyer aligned with
Greenpeace’s positions. It would be more like a smoke extraction company
aimed at lifting the thick fog that surrounds the French nuclear complex.

The author’s goal is to enable all citizens to make their voices heard in a
meaningful way, as the country is “in the same pivotal moment as the one
that occurred in the 1960s” when it was tried to launch the civilian
nuclear program. Because despite public debate that preceded the
preparation of the famous “EPP” (multi-year energy planning), the case
seems already heard: in fact “historical” announcements recently brandished
by Emmanuel Macron, the State shareholder will probably not conflict with
the interests of EDF and a sector that holds the keys to the bomb and works
200 000 people in France. Thecompany has just agreed to close
Fessenheim, the oldest of its plants that has reached its theoretical age
limit of forty years.
https://www.liberation.fr/france/2018/11/12/nucleaire-francais-un-livre-pour-arreter-les-frais_1691112

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Energy efficiency represents the single largest potential contributor to global emissions reduction, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA 2017). It should be a key part of the global energy strategy, for several reasons:

It could reduce global electric demand by more than 20 per cent, based on current rates in the U.S. power sector, while maintaining high levels of services such as heating and lighting.
It avoids the need for increased energy, capacity and grid services, making it the least expensive way to decarbonise at scale.
It can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by billions of tonnes.

A dramatic example of the power of energy efficiency is lighting. In 2017 the United States passed the milestone of 1 billion LED and CFL lights installed, avoiding 142 million tonnes a year of carbon dioxide emissions, at a cost of about $7 per ton of avoided carbon dioxide. In contrast, the cumulative installed capacity of rooftop solar reached 8,000 MW in 2017, saving 8 million tonnes a year of carbon dioxide, at a cost of $360 per ton. Lighting efficiency thus yielded almost 18 times the avoided carbon dioxide, at about 2 per cent the cost per ton of rooftop solar.

Google provides another example of the power of energy efficiency. Its data centers now use 50 per cent less energy than the average data center, according to the company. Google also developed an improved chip, the TPU, which performs 83 times better than standard CPUs. The new chip allowed Google to reduce power consumption at its data centers by a factor of 30—far exceeding the effect on Google’s carbon footprint of all of the company’s renewable energy purchases. ” – John Woolard, Eco Business, 10 June 2019

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