France Balks at EU Green Goals, Backs Sovereign Energy Mix
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France is the EU’s largest nuclear energy producer.
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire criticized the European Commission’s approach toward climate targets, saying the European Union’s executive arm focuses too much on renewable energy while overlooking other technologies like nuclear power in the fight against global warming.
“We no longer want a Europe that sets targets for wind turbines here, and for solar there,” Le Maire told reporters before the beginning of a European Union meeting of ministers in Brussels Monday. “We want a Europe that sets clear climate targets.”