The European Commission’s sustainable finance taxonomy bears all the hallmarks of failed governance: opacity, imprecision, and subjectivity with a punitive approach albeit not assumed, writes Daniel...
EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy alarms Finnish industry and business
The leaked European Commission proposal on Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is worrying and infuriating for industries and businesses in Finland and across the Nordics. If implemented, the proposed EU...
Hydrogen produced from nuclear will be considered ‘low-carbon’, EU official says
The European Commission will consider hydrogen produced from nuclear power as “low-carbon”, said a senior EU official who spoke in the European Parliament on Monday (16 November).
No more excuses for hiding
Stefan Diepenbrock, Head of Communications, Nuclear Forum Switzerland It is still uncertain when the Corona pandemic will disappear from the headlines and, above all, from our everyday lives. I...
Finland’s Greens soften stance on nuclear energy
The Greens are not categorically against building small nuclear reactors as a means of combatting climate change, Green Party Chair and Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo said on Saturday’s morning...
Rolls-Royce plans 16 mini-nuclear plants for UK
A consortium led by Rolls-Royce has announced plans to build up to 16 mini-nuclear plants in the UK. It says the project will create 6,000 new jobs in the Midlands and the North of England over the...
STUK to launch reform of nuclear safety regulations and guidelines
The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) will begin reforming the nuclear safety regulations and guidelines issued under the Nuclear Energy Act (990/1987). The goal is to emphasize the...
EP Committees on Sustainable Europe Investment Plan
On 16 October, the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) and BUDG (Budgets) committees of the European Parliament adopted an own initiative report entitled “Sustainable Europe Investment Plan - How...