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French parliament backs nuclear cuts

MPs vote to cut reliance on the energy source from more than 75 per cent to 50 per cent within a decade and cut carbon emissions.

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Lawmakers in France, the world's most nuclear-dependent country, have voted to cut reliance on the energy source from more than 75 per cent to 50 per cent within a decade, reports The Australian.

Friday's vote is part of an ambitious makeover of France's energy use promised by President François Hollande during his 2012 election campaign.

The measure calls for renewables to increase in the energy mix for electricity production, rising from 23 per cent in 2020 to 32 per cent in 2030.

Use of fossil fuels should drop to around 30 per cent.

The measure also sets a goal for a reduction of 40 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions from the 1990 levels by 2030 and a 75 per cent reduction in 2050.

Read more of this AFP report published by The Australian.

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