68 Global News Post 3

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Mahe S. (2023) [Photo of people participating in a strike outside of a power plant] Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-requisitions-workers-refineries-after-two-weeks-energy-strikes-2023-03-21/

With the ongoing protests across France, this article focuses on the changes that the French government had to make to allocate energy and resources in a new way. With the protests many citizens, usually those in unions, have decided to strike, which has affected nuclear, thermal, and hydropower plants, causing France to reduce its power by 15.6 gigawatts. France has had to reduce its energy use to save for the future, as there is no end date of the strikes.

Although France has reduced its own power use, it has not stopped supplying to neighbors. This hints at the fact that it is still operating just fine, but has had to reallocate and be conservative with energy to be safe.

This news source comes out of a Thai newspaper, so it is a very neutral source to pull from. The authors mainly focus on putting out information and facts to inform the public. There are no influential words or convincing words. The issue of power is important to focus on because France does supply to other countries, and this article is meant to inform about what could possibly happen in the future if strikes continue.