This Dualism, a Subtle Political Compromise, Was Designed to Revive the Atom, Which France Had Foolishly Abandoned

Germany, having ignored nuclear power and bet everything on renewables, has become Europe's top polluter, while France is fortunate to possess an incomparable fleet of nuclear plants. French citizens are now witnessing the effects of the energy policy crafted in Paris, as wind turbines sprout like mushrooms from the Corbières ridges to the D-Day beaches, ever taller, in the name of the energy transition. Heritage defenders denounce this wind madness, but their fight against the disfigurement of landscapes and coastlines is David against Goliath, as France's new ten-year energy roadmap promotes parallel development of renewables and nuclear. This dualism, a subtle political compromise, was designed to revive the atom, which France had foolishly abandoned.