If they were serious about decarbonization they'd be pushing next gen nuclear to the point that electricity was so cheap that fossil tech couldn't compete.
What we're doing now is subsidizing cheap oil for China, while soaking American and European consumers, but the politicians are getting their slice, so why not?
No country does it for any other reason. Certainly not for the environment. The cost is absolutely prohibitive (5x solar/wind) and it demands lavish subsidies even if you discount the nearly free government-granted catastrophe insurance.
The only way to make it cheap for the consumer is to have paid off the plants because they were built 50 years ago and to neglect their maintenance. Like France.
Pumped storage, solar and wind meanwhile, are very, very reasonably priced.
Well, then you must be overjoyed to learn that in the US just that is being done. Between the Infrastructure Act and the IRA there's money for:
- new technology development
- a nuclear production tax credit
- domestic fuel so we don't have to buy uranium from Russia
I'm sure after learning this you will feel moved to write Joe Biden a thank you card for implementing the exact policy you are advocating.