Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into COâ‚‚ equivalent over a 100 year timescale.
In 2023, France's power sector produced ** million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). This was a year-on-year decrease of eight percent, and the lowest emissions levels recorded this century. France has a low-carbon electricity mix owing to its nuclear fleet. As of 2023, France had the largest share of nuclear power in total electricity generation of any country worldwide, at ** percent.
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