EU parliament backs labelling gas and nuclear investments as 'green'

EU lawmakers back gas, nuclear energy as sustainable

European Union lawmakers voted on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from the EU’s executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups and now looks set to trigger legal challenges.

Suomela: European Parliament labelling natural gas, nuclear power as green is “frustrating”

MEMBERS of the European Parliament on Wednesday voted 328 for and 278 against a proposal to temporarily classify natural gas and nuclear power as environmentally sustainable. The European Commission proposed at the turn of the year that the power sources be included in a taxonomy of environmentally sustainable economic activities, a classification system intended to encourage green investment, as “transitional solutions” as the 27-country bloc m…

EU Parliament backs green label for gas, nuclear

Throws out attempt to block law that has exposed deep rifts between countries over how to fight climate change.

EU lawmakers back nuclear energy, gas as sustainable

BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from the EU’s executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups and now looks set to trigger legal challenges.As the EU...

EU lawmakers back gas, nuclear energy as sustainable

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from...

EU Parliament Labels Gas and Nuclear as Sustainable

Investments in gas and nuclear energy can be classified as sustainable throughout Europe in the future. More than three quarters of MEPs voted in favour of the new regulation.