Investor groups have criticised the European Commission’s plan to label fossil gas projects as “green” under the EU sustainable finance taxonomy, saying it undermines the investment guide’s purpose...
EU puts green label for nuclear and gas officially on the table
The European Commission on Wednesday (2 February) proposed including nuclear and gas power in the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy, recognising their contribution to the EU’s 2050 climate...
Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Really Needs Energy
As the Fukushima disaster unfolded in Japan in 2011, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a dramatic decision that delighted her country’s anti-nuclear movement: all reactors would be ditched.
Sweden gets approval for a final repository for spent nuclear fuel
Christopher Eckerberg, VP Nuclear Decommissioning at Vattenfall At a cabinet meeting last week, the Swedish government approved SKB’s license application for a final repository for spent nuclear...
EU Commissioner McGuinness defends gas, nuclear in green investment guidance
The EU’s Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness defended the inclusion of nuclear and gas in the executive’s proposal for sustainable investment guidelines in an interview with Brussels...
Sweden / Government Approves SKB’s Plans For Final Repository At Forsmark For Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Swedish government has approved plans to build a final deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel at Forsmark in the municipality of Östhammar and an encapsulation facility near...
The Netherlands opens the door to new nuclear with €5bn
In December 2021, the new Dutch government presented its coalition agreement. One of its most notable measures is the ambition to construct two new nuclear power plants.
The Green Brief: Who wants to kill the EU taxonomy?
The deadline for EU countries to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposal to include nuclear energy and fossil gas in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy expired on Friday (21...