Germany will vote against the European Commission's controversial "taxonomy" proposal that classes nuclear energy as green but won't file a lawsuit against it, German officials told POLITICO.
Will the European Union take its last chance to respect the spirit of the Euratom Treaty?
Energy has been at the heart of the European Union’s endeavour to jointly rebuild the economy after the disasters of the second world war. Europe’s founders understood that energy is indeed the...
Mairead McGuinness: Why the European Commission says gas and nuclear are green
But we are far from that place and there is a need, as we move more rapidly towards renewables, for some member states to continue to use gas and nuclear power in the medium term.
Online Discussion: Is Nuclear Green?
Billy Kelleher (MEP – Renew) and Jessica Johnson (FORATOM) discuss why nuclear energy should be included in the European Sustainable Taxonomy
EU rulebook may need ‘amber’ label for not-fully green investments
The European Union should add an "amber" category to its green investment rulebook to flag investments that are not fully environmentally friendly but play a role in the transition, EU advisers will...
Germany considering lawsuit against EU taxonomy
Germany’s vice-chancellor Robert Habeck said on Monday (7 January) that Berlin would examine a contentious proposal by the European Commission to include nuclear power and fossil gas in the EU’s...
Slovenia reiterates its support for nuclear in EU taxonomy
Slovenia has reiterated is support for the inclusion of nuclear energy in the EU’s taxonomy of sustainable energy sources after the EU Commission proposed this. “Slovenia believes nuclear energy...
Investors warn ‘green’ label for gas undermines EU taxonomy
Investor groups have criticised the European Commission’s plan to label fossil gas projects as “green” under the EU sustainable finance taxonomy, saying it undermines the investment guide’s purpose...