21 April 2021
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The European Commission today announced its decision to include nuclear energy in a complementary Delegated Act of the EU Taxonomy Regulation. The decision follows the recent publication of the Joint Research Centre s report confirming nuclear is as sustainable as other taxonomy-compliant energy technologies.
The European Commission building in Brussels (Image: Pixabay) In line with the legal framework and our past commitments, the Commission will adopt a complementary Delegated Act of the EU Taxonomy Regulation covering activities not yet covered in the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, such as agriculture, certain energy sectors and certain manufacturing activities, the Commission said in a communcation.
22 December 2020
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The European Commission (EC) aims to be a model for promoting sustainable development, building on its demonstrated success in being a low-carbon region among developed countries, but the EU Taxonomy could damage that ambition, writes Philippe Costes, senior adviser at World Nuclear Association.
Philippe Costes Issuing a classification system (the taxonomy ) to encourage investment in sustainable economic activities looked at first sight to be a good idea. Unfortunately, the process followed to develop this taxonomy and implement the EU Sustainable Financing Regulation appears to be compromised by political agendas and lack of scientific credibility.
Following the recommendations from the March 2020 Technical Expert Group (TEG) report, the EC has prepared a draft Delegated Act (DA) proposing screening criteria to determine the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate chang
22 December 2020
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The European Commission (EC) aims to be a model for promoting sustainable development, building on its demonstrated success in being a low-carbon region among developed countries, but the EU Taxonomy could damage that ambition, writes Philippe Costes, senior adviser at World Nuclear Association.
Philippe Costes Issuing a classification system (the taxonomy ) to encourage investment in sustainable economic activities looked at first sight to be a good idea. Unfortunately, the process followed to develop this taxonomy and implement the EU Sustainable Financing Regulation appears to be compromised by political agendas and lack of scientific credibility.
Following the recommendations from the March 2020 Technical Expert Group (TEG) report, the EC has prepared a draft Delegated Act (DA) proposing screening criteria to determine the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate chang