EU countries ramp up pressure to grant nuclear a ‘green’ investment label
A group of ten European countries have heaped pressure on the European Commission to grant nuclear energy a ‘green’ label under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, which acts as a guide to...
Nuclear energy is green energy, says IAEA chief Rafael Grossi
Nuclear energy is green energy, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told Euronews. "Debates about energy and, in particular, nuclear energy...
Europe / Commissioner Becomes Latest High-Profile Politician To Back Nuclear Energy
The European Union’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton has become the latest high-profile politician to back nuclear energy, saying it would be “unimaginable and wrong” for Europe to...
EU avoiding ‘rash decisions’ on energy price rises
The impact of surging gas and electricity prices globally threatens the EU’s energy market, but the bloc will not react hastily, officials said on Tuesday (26 October). An emergency meeting of EU...
Europe / Commission President Von Der Leyen Says EU Needs Nuclear Power
The EU needs nuclear power and gas as stable sources of energy while it manages the transition to a low-carbon economy, European commission president Ursula von der Leyen said.
Nine EU countries reject Franco-Spanish push for electricity reforms
Nine EU states, including Germany, on Monday (25 October) rejected a French-led bid to reform Europe’s wholesale energy markets as prices soar.
Security of Supply: UK & EU perspectives
NucNet interview with Yves Desbazeille (FORATOM) & Tom Greatrex (Nuclear Industry Association) The sector has been warning policymakers about the risks related to an energy supply that is based...
New nuclear reactors can help France become carbon neutral by 2050 -RTE
French grid operator RTE said next generation nuclear reactors offer an affordable path to shifting the country's energy mix away from fossil fuels and make the aim of carbon neutrality by 2050...
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