A tie prevails in the European public opinion for the
production of energy through nuclear power plants, as recorded by the EUROBAROMETER
survey.
The differences however are different from country to
country with the weight of NO prevailing in Germany where 68% are against this form
of energy.
It is also striking that in France, where about 70% of energy
is produced in plants the disapproval rate is quite high a 45%.
This number is particularly important. If one takes into account that at this time
the French government, with the personal mobilisation of President Macron seeks
to classify nuclear energy in “environmentally friendly technologies.”
This issue has provoked several reactions from some
countries and political parties. While the
European Greens declared a few days ago that they are considering appealing to
the European Court of Justice against the commission for is proposals.
Overall, in Europe with a sample of around 27.000 responders, the acceptance and rejection were exactly the same with 46%, 3% had no opinion
and 5% did not answer.
Opinions on solar 92% and wind energy 87% are overwhelming
possibilities. The countries with the highest
percentage of negative opinion are Germany, Austria, Greece, and Luxembourg.
Citizens are divided in Belgium, Denmark, Spain and Portugal
where YES and NO does not prevail.
High levels of support were recorded in countries where
nuclear power was used, the Czech Republic with79%, Bulgaria with 69%, Poland
with 68%, and Finland where a new nuclear reactor has started operating.
The survey also revealed that higher acceptance rates were
among men than women.
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