Brussels will delay long-awaited proposals on how to classify nuclear energy and natural gas under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, as member states demand looser rules to help counteract the...
10 EU countries back nuclear power in EU green finance taxonomy
“Nuclear power must be part of the solution” to the climate crisis and the rise in energy prices, according to a group of 10 EU countries led by France and Poland who signed a joint opinion article...
Germany’s SPD pushes for inclusion of gas in EU green finance taxonomy
The role of gas in the energy transition should be reflected in the EU’s green finance taxonomy, according to the economy and energy spokesperson of Germany’s social democratic SPD party, which is...
Finland lobbies nuclear energy as a sustainable source
Following a previously secret decision, the Finnish government will lobby the European Union to declare nuclear power as a sustainable energy source. Wind and solar have been approved as sustainable...
EU lawmakers reject attempts to block green investment rules
European Parliament members on Monday (27 September) rejected three attempts by some lawmakers to block the European Union’s proposed rulebook for sustainable investments, as Brussels edges towards...
EU countries buy more time to scrutinise green investment rules
European Union countries on Wednesday (22 September) pushed back their deadline to object to the EU’s proposed rule book for green investments, giving themselves another two months to scrutinise the...
EU not leading by example on green investing, auditors say
The European Union is not doing enough to steer its own spending away from polluting activities or to mobilise private funds for green investments, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Monday.
Unions repeat call for nuclear’s inclusion in EU taxonomy
Nuclear energy must be included in a delegated act of the European taxonomy, 18 trade unions in the energy sector from 10 European Union countries have told Ursula von der Leyen, president of the...