Policymakers and businesses alike need to take a calm, rational and pragmatic approach to ensure security of energy supply, according to panellists at World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2022.
Taxonomy / Foratom Calls For Nuclear To Be Put On ‘Equal Footing’ With Renewables
Nuclear power has been “clearly recognised” as a technology which contributes to climate mitigation objectives and it should be treated in the European Union’s planned taxonomy rules on an equal...
For the European Union, nuclear and gas have a role to play in the energy transition
The decision unsurprisingly sparked an outcry last week. The European Commission has therefore made room for nuclear and gas in its “green taxonomy”.
How a technical rulebook unleashed a political storm over EU green energy
"We do not believe that nuclear should be treated as a transitional technology as it clearly contributes to climate mitigation objectives and does not cause more harm than any other power-producing...
EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green
The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as "green" investments after a year-long battle between governments over which investments are truly...
Luxembourg opposes green label for nuclear energy
Luxembourg has the supporf of Germany and Austria in opposing the EU awarding a "green" label to nuclear energy. But Xavier Bettel knows he's in the minority.
Nuclear debate follows Swedish PM to her first EU summit
As Sweden’s new Social Democrat Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson attended her first European Council summit on Thursday, a debate over the inclusion of nuclear energy in the EU’s taxonomy...
EU leaders quit without compromise on energy price hikes
The EU leaders' summit ended early this morning with a failure to agree on common language on energy issues, forcing the topic to be dropped from the Council conclusions. The two key differences...