Austria’s energy and climate minister Leonore Gewessler told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview that her country was ready to go to court if the EU decides to include nuclear power into the bloc’s...
Taxonomy / Five Countries Lobby Against Inclusion Of Nuclear Energy
Ministers from Germany, Austria, Portugal, Denmark and Luxembourg have announced that they are against the inclusion of nuclear energy in the European Union’s sustainable finance taxonomy.
Investors will reject EU ‘green’ label for gas and nuclear
An international group of 60 investors representing around €9 trillion has warned against including gas and nuclear in the new European taxonomy [classification] on sustainable finance.
Canfin MEP: ‘Here is my proposal to find the right compromise on gas and nuclear in the taxonomy’
With proper safeguards in place, gas and nuclear power can be included in the “transition” category of the EU’s green finance taxonomy, says Pascal Canfin, a leading lawmaker in the European...
Germany’s Schulze reiterates opposition to nuclear in EU green finance rules
Germany’s acting environment and nuclear safety minister, Svenja Schulze, reiterated her opposition to nuclear power’s inclusion in the EU’s green finance taxonomy, saying the upcoming government...
EU prepares to include nuclear and gas in green investment list
An EU decision on which types of investments count as sustainable will reverberate much further than the financial sector, which explains why European countries are arguing so fiercely about an EU...
Grossi ‘absolutely confident’ of nuclear’s inclusion in EU taxonomy
The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said he is "absolutely confident" that "some arrangement" will be made to accept nuclear energy in the EU's...
LEAKED: Paper on gas and nuclear’s inclusion in EU green finance rules
A proposal to bring both nuclear power and natural gas into the bloc’s green finance taxonomy is circulating in Brussels. The paper has been branded as a “scientific disgrace” by campaigners who...