Why France Needs to Build 218 Nuclear Reactors?
We all agree that the world needs to become carbon neutral. The only open questions are how, when, and who’s going to pay for it. To get a grip on the scale of the challenge, I will do what any well-meaning amateur would: some back-of-the-envelope math. It’s wrong, obviously. You should trust the scientists. But I’m doing it anyway. Sue me. And because I needed a starting point—and because I’m French—I focused on France. ...