France: Reducing Nuclear Dominance and Promoting a Low Carbon Energy System in: 'Sustainable Energy in the G20: Prospects for a Global Energy Transition'

This chapter covering the French energy transition model is part of a broader study conducted by the Institute of Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), in preparation of the German Presidency of the G20. Based on the analysis of fourteen national strategies, the IASS study considers the potential of the G20 to shape a global transition to sustainable energy, urgently needed in order to achieve the United Nations' climate and sustainability goals.