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Debate flares in Amiens over the attempt to include nuclear in the ”green taxonomy”


Hours before the window for lodging objections closes, EU environment and
energy ministers meeting in France Friday differed sharply on a European
Commission provision that would classify nuclear and natural gas energy as
“sustainable”.

The controversy pits countries led by France — where
nuclear generates a world-leading 70 percent of electricity — against
Germany, Austria and others in the 27-nation bloc.

Debate over the Commission’s so-called “taxonomy” is not on the agenda of the informal,
three-day talks in Amiens, but flared nonetheless. In late December the
European Commission unveiled a classification labelling investment in
nuclear gas-based energy as sustainable, in order to favour sectors that
reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving global warming.

 Fin24 22nd Jan 2022

 https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/eu-nations-quarrel-over-whether-nuclear-gas-are-green-20220122

January 25, 2022 - Posted by | climate change, EUROPE, politics international

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