Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, coal is the Western society, including France, the first energy source. Today, with the international community demand for crude oil is rising, oil resources face depletion. Although nearly 80% of France's electricity supply comes from its own nuclear power, highly developed, mature nuclear power industry to safeguard the security of energy supply in France provides effective protection, including French President Jacques Chirac, the French government is still clearly realized that the "post-oil" era is a challenge to the continued economic development of France. Continue to vigorously develop the introduction of nuclear power, hybrid energy, green energy policies and measures that France actively to build a diversified energy supply structure, in order to minimize the potential threat of oil, natural gas and other traditional energy supply. It is in this context, France has been reduced to "yesterday" Huanghua coal, there has to reproduce the glorious hope. Recently, more and more experts and scholars called on to re-examine and locate the status of coal in the energy structure of the French.
Coal and nuclear power are an effective way to deal with energy supply potential crisis. Need to do now is just more economical, more environmentally friendly mining and use of coal in France and Europe. French power company continues to maintain the existing thermal power station coal for energy while also plans to modernize and upgrade of these thermal power stations. Prior to this, there are already many companies, including Vivendi Universal, including coal mining in France.
France France's new energy policy in the new energy policy, namely energy conservation, vigorously develop renewable energy and to keep the development of nuclear power. In order to promote sustainable development, and to strengthen environmental protection and improve the ratio of green power, France last year to develop the overall plan for the development of renewable energy. Development of clean, non-polluting renewable energy will become an important part of France's energy development strategy