Re:France experiencing worst drought on record
by cassepipe on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @11:32AM
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I am pretty sure both EELV or the FI, if they were in power would actually not target Nuclear (even though they say they would) but would probably just stop investing in it (which may be a problem). No head of state is going to shoot itself in the foot by removing such a profitable energy whose costs have already been paid for. I think it's just signalling on their part. The alternative are the rich people parties (I count the far right in, even though they pretend they work for the people when they are effectively in power they attack workers rights among other nasty things) that absolutely won't shake any preestablished interests status quo.
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Re:France experiencing worst drought on record
by kergonath on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @12:50PM
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> No head of state is going to shoot itself in the foot by removing such a profitable energy whose costs have already been paid for.
Both the French and German governments did just that in the last 10 years. The Belgian one as well, though they seem to have second thoughts now, it’s just a shame that it is not a decision you can reverse.
> I think it's just signalling on their part.
I don’t think so. Besides, it is a very dangerous idea to rely on. There are several examples in the world in the last 5 years or so of governments implementing absolutely stupid policies for ideological reasons. That’s how one end up with Trump or Brexit, and later whine that one did not know that they were going to do what they told they’d do.
Often, it turns out that the face-eating leopards actually do eat faces.