The French favor a form of "
at the same time
" on energy.
A majority (52%) indeed considers that France must develop renewable energies (wind, solar, hydraulic ...), while building in parallel new nuclear power stations to replace the old ones and by renovating the existing ones, according to a Elabe poll for
Les Échos
, Radio Classique and Institut Montaigne published Thursday.
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The defenders of all renewable - and therefore of the gradual shutdown of nuclear power plants - are 37%, while the exclusive supporters of nuclear represent only 10%.
The differences in vision are notable depending on the political camp.
Supporters of the presidential majority (67%) and the right (70%) clearly favor a policy combining nuclear and renewables.
Those close to Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV, 73%) and rebellious France (LFI, 56%) favor 100% renewable energy.
The supporters of the National Rally (RN) are more divided between the nuclear / renewable mix (45%) and all renewables (37%).
The nuclear guarantor of the energy independence of France according to the respondents
The responses according to the age of the respondents also reveal a generational divide.
A large majority of over 65s (62%) are in favor of a nuclear / renewable mix, while only 40% of those under 25 are.
The latter are in proportion more favorable to the exclusive development of renewables (49%).
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The survey also studies the qualities associated with nuclear and renewable energies.
The most popular for nuclear power is its ability to guarantee France's energy independence (73%).
On its “safe” (49% agree and 50% disagree) and “clean” (44% agree and 55% disagree) character, the population is, on the other hand, much more divided.
Conversely, the strengths of renewable energies are their ability to appear as having a future (82%), and their “clean” (79%) and “safe” (74%) character.
On the other hand, a majority of respondents (60%) do not consider them "cheap".
