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...
MEP Canfin: The French hard line on nuclear is a dead end
The hard line defended by France over the inclusion of nuclear power in the green finance taxonomy is a dead end because there is no majority in favour of it at the EU level, warns lawmaker Pascal...
Europe / Finnish Energy Industry Calls For Nuclear To Be Part Of Taxonomy
The Finnish Energy Industry Association has appealed for nuclear power to be included in Europe’s sustainable finance taxonomy after an expert report concluded that the fuel qualifies as sustainable...
LEAK: EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green investment label
Experts tasked with assessing whether the European Union should label nuclear power as a green investment will say that the fuel qualifies as sustainable, according to a leaked document.
7 Heads of State call on Commission to support low-carbon nuclear
7 EU Member States have written to the European Commission calling on for nuclear to be treated fairly in ongoing climate neutrality policy discussion. Signed by the Heads of State of the Czech...
EU taxonomy shutting the door to grid-powered hydrogen, critics say
A coalition of industrialists and electricity companies have expressed concerns about a draft emission threshold above which hydrogen would be considered “green” under the EU’s sustainable finance...