Sama Bilbao y León, Director General, World Nuclear Association With all eyes on the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and whether nuclear energy will eventually be included, it is easy to lose track...
Europe / Members Of EU Parliament Call On Commission To Include Nuclear In Green Taxonomy
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...
UK / Nuclear Energy Excluded From Government Green Financing Framework
The UK government announced last week that it will not finance nuclear energy-related expenditures under a 2021-2022 green financing framework. The document, published on 30 June, outlines what...
Taxonomy / Finnish Energy Industry Warns Of ‘Unclear’ Status Of Nuclear
The Finnish Energy Industry Association said the fate of nuclear energy in the European Union’s green finance taxonomy remains “uncertain” after two expert group reports were published last week,...
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...
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...