Building a sustainable energy future

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Our world is facing a major challenge: finding sustainable ways to meet ever-growing energy needs, while tackling climate change and a gradual depletion of accessible natural resources.

Thanks to nuclear and hydro, 95% of EDF’s electricity is generated without CO₂ emissions.

Building a future based on sustainable energy demands will require significant effort and investment, across several fronts:

Developing ‘carbon-free’ energy generation by developing low-carbon technologies
Promoting energy efficiency through demand management and efficient, environmentally friendly energy use
Offering competitive energy eco-efficiency solutions that offer viable commercial advantages in a competitive marketplace
Investing in R&D to pave the way for the energies of the future.

As the world’s largest nuclear utility, with solid positions in major European countries, we are investing in sustainable industrial growth, with three priorities:

Play a leading role in the global nuclear revival,
Support the development of renewable energies and energy eco-efficiency solutions,
Consolidate positions in Europe.

Key facts

In 2009, almost 2/3 of the world’s electricity supply was generated from fossil fuels⁽¹⁾

If we change nothing, by 2050⁽²⁾:

Both the demand for energy and CO₂ emissions will have doubled
The demand for electricity will have trebled (2/3 of which will be supplied by burning fossil fuels).

In France, fossil fuels account for just 4.1% of EDF's energy generation capacity.

(1) Source: Tenth Observ’ER inventory (2008 Edition)
(2) Source: World Energy Outlook 2007 (IEA)

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