The decision unsurprisingly sparked an outcry last week. The European Commission has therefore made room for nuclear and gas in its “green taxonomy”.
How a technical rulebook unleashed a political storm over EU green energy
"We do not believe that nuclear should be treated as a transitional technology as it clearly contributes to climate mitigation objectives and does not cause more harm than any other power-producing...
EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green
The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as "green" investments after a year-long battle between governments over which investments are truly...
Commission to table green investment rules for gas and nuclear early next year
The European Commission plans to finish next year its long-awaited proposal on whether to label gas and nuclear energy as climate-friendly investments under EU green finance rules, its environment...
European climate law: Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement
The Council's and the European Parliament's negotiators reached a provisional political agreement setting into law the objective of a climate-neutral EU by 2050, and a collective, net greenhouse gas...
2020 report on State of the Energy Union: updates on different aspects of EU energy policy
The Commission adopted the 2020 State of the Energy Union report and its accompanying documents focused on different aspects of EU energy policy. This year's report is the first one since the...
What’s on the table for nuclear in the final months of 2020
Yves Desbazeille, FORATOM Director General The summer season in Brussels is officially over. This means the revival of regular activities across all EU institutions, which – as always – have a very...
Timmermans promises green recovery to EU lawmakers
The European Commission’s Green Deal chief, Frans Timmermans, assured EU lawmakers on Tuesday (21 April) that “every euro” spent on economic recovery measures after the COVID-19 crisis would be...