"France's nuclear reactor fleet has almost entirely decarbonized their electricity production. If the rest of the developed world followed the French electricity model, global CO2 emissions would drop by about a third. Most countries are now rolling back their nuclear power plans. Germany simply went whole-hog on the "new renewable" bandwagon without a single thought for the practical implementation. They are now an example of how not to be green. Germany is now actually increasing its carbon output because of their terribly-mismanaged solar power binge. "