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...
Spain / Excluding Nuclear From Taxonomy Could Endanger Transition, Says Industry Group
Excluding nuclear power from Europe’s sustainable finance taxonomy could compromise funding for nuclear generation in Spain and endanger the continuity of reactor operations during the country’s...
The first of many battles to come
Sama Bilbao y León, Director General, World Nuclear Association With all eyes on the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and whether nuclear energy will eventually be included, it is easy to lose track...
Europe / Members Of EU Parliament Call On Commission To Include Nuclear In Green Taxonomy
A group of 86 members of European Parliament (MEPs) signed a letter sent this morning to European commissioners calling on Brussels policy makers to include nuclear energy in the European Union’s...
Europe / Commission Unveils Measures To Boost Green Financing
The European Commission (EC) released yesterday a package of measures to boost the financing of sustainable investment in the 27-member bloc with the goal of reaching its greenhouse gas emission...
UK / Nuclear Energy Excluded From Government Green Financing Framework
The UK government announced last week that it will not finance nuclear energy-related expenditures under a 2021-2022 green financing framework. The document, published on 30 June, outlines what...
Taxonomy / Finnish Energy Industry Warns Of ‘Unclear’ Status Of Nuclear
The Finnish Energy Industry Association said the fate of nuclear energy in the European Union’s green finance taxonomy remains “uncertain” after two expert group reports were published last week,...