... it would seem, at a first glance, that the EU is becoming increasingly more adamant on the crucial role of nuclear power in the green transition. Nevertheless, at the national level, a dichotomy of approaches seems to be forming between Germany and France. Two different strategies for the achievement of the green transition, which are highly in contrast with one another.
The German “Energiewende” with its anti-nuclear feature
Germany is adamant on the phasing out of nuclear power from the national ...
... negotiation process on a new UN treaty on climate change. Multilateral efforts to address global warming have not always been successful in the past with a failed UN meeting in Copenhagen in 2009 being just one example. This year’s meeting in France provides yet another opportunity to agree on a global response to climate change.
The article provides an overview of what to expect from the UN summit on climate change taking place from 30 November to 11 December 2015 in Paris, France. The article ...
... Bourget in Paris with, among others, United States’ Barack Obama, China’s Xi Jinping, Britain’s David Cameron and India’s Narendra Modi. The attendance of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has recently been
announced
by France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and later
confirmed
by the Assistant to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov. Hence, leaders of the four largest carbon-emitting states as well as leaders of the European Union, third largest emitter, will ...
