A group of 86 members of European Parliament (MEPs) signed a letter sent this morning to European commissioners calling on Brussels policy makers to include nuclear energy in the European Union’s...
Europe / Commission Unveils Measures To Boost Green Financing
The European Commission (EC) released yesterday a package of measures to boost the financing of sustainable investment in the 27-member bloc with the goal of reaching its greenhouse gas emission...
Green Taxonomy / Two New Expert Reports Handed To European Commission On Role Of Nuclear
The two expert groups, which were assigned by the European Commission to assess the role of nuclear energy in the green finance taxonomy, published their reports last Friday, confirming previous...
EU lawmakers give final approval to bloc’s green transition fund
The European Parliament formally approved the European Union’s multi-billion euro fund on Tuesday (18 May) to support countries as they wind down fossil fuel industries as part of Europe’s push...
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...
Explainer / What Is The EU’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy And Is Nuclear Included?
The commission has published its first batch of rules under the EU’s taxonomy. But what is the taxonomy – and what does it mean for the nuclear industry?
European Taxonomy / Commission Announces Plans To Include Nuclear Energy
The European commission has announced that it will include nuclear power in the EU’s sustainable taxonomy under a complimentary delegated act that will confirm the energy source is as sustainable as...
MEP Canfin: The French hard line on nuclear is a dead end
The hard line defended by France over the inclusion of nuclear power in the green finance taxonomy is a dead end because there is no majority in favour of it at the EU level, warns lawmaker Pascal...