Manaus (Brazil), 23 mar (EFE).-former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin proposed today a “realistic” reduction of the world of nuclear energy dependence, to intervene in the world sustainable development forum.
“In our country, 75% of energy comes from nuclear power plants and there was an important debate after the disaster of Fukushima,” Villepin occurred last year when a Japanese nuclear plant was affected by the earthquake of March 11 in that country, stated to journalists in the Amazon City of Manaus.
According to Villepin, Fukushima accident gave rise to a debate in France on the use of nuclear energy.
“some believe that we should continue to use this type of energy and others believe that we must reduce our dependence, initially, from 75 per cent to 50 per cent,” he said.
Villepin cautioned that this reduction should be “realistic” and cited the case of Germany, which proposes a reduction to zero, as an example of replacement of nuclear energy by green energies.
“the question is how that change can be realistic in an industrialized country?” “It is not easy to achieve this objective in the short term,” questioned.
Villepin felt that any process of reduction of the dependence on nuclear energy “needs a new green economy” allowing “a better balance between nuclear energy, electricity and new renewables”.
“This is one of the main issues today, reconcile the different global interests in the midst of a financial crisis and long term problems of moral and political, because the environment is not a matter that is limited to a single country,” stressed.
For French politician, is required to “respond to the individual needs of each country without affecting the others, because there are problems that must be addressed immediately, as deforestation and lack of water”.
“Must accept diversity and find tools, as a new body of the United Nations for sustainable development”, pointed out.
The former French Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin warned that that reduction must be “realistic” and cited the case of Germany, which proposes a reduction to zero, as an example of replacement of nuclear energy by green energies. EFE/file
