Reuters: France will use some of the proceeds from its nuclear power plants, alongside a new carbon tax, to help fund an overhaul of the country's energy policy, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Saturday.
He did not specify the size of the contribution from nuclear power or how it would be applied.
Ayrault was detailing objectives set out by President Francois Hollande on Friday to cut fossil fuel use to support a long-term goal to halve energy consumption.
In addition to the flagship carbon...