In the debate on the EU taxonomy for sustainable finance, France has so far publicly advocated mainly for the inclusion of nuclear power. Now Paris is also taking a position on whether natural gas should be considered sustainable: France, along with the Czech Republic, is pushing for the delegated act on the taxonomy to include […]
Need a laugh? Watch the State of the Union address without sound. Only then can you experience the Commission President’s gestures and facial expressions in all their glory. After all, the thousands of euros von der Leyen has sunk into the PR firm Storymachine have to pay off. Not convinced? Then fade in a few […]
Industry Commissioner Breton wants to produce hydrogen with electricity from nuclear power plants that are about to be shut down. In doing so, he is fueling a debate that is actually about something else: the future of nuclear energy as part of the Green Deal.“There is no Green Deal without nuclear power as a transitional […]
When is the EU Supply Chain Act coming? The question is becoming increasingly urgent; after all, European companies want to prepare ahead of time for the comprehensive due diligence requirements in their supply chains. Who will be affected by the law? How comprehensively will companies have to ensure respect for human rights, social standards and […]
Importers had three years to prepare for the EU regulation on conflict minerals. It has been in force since January 1. The regulation imposes due diligence requirements on companies importing tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG ores).The minerals and metals found in cell phones and computer chips, for example, are mostly extracted from high-risk areas […]
“World Nuclear News,” the mouthpiece of the nuclear industry, cheered in March: “Nuclear energy may be included in the EU taxonomy.” Earlier, the EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a report that nuclear energy met the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) criteria of the Sustainable Investment Taxonomy.What sounds technical has heavy implications: The taxonomy […]
Some countries count medals. Others count how many athletes they are allowed to send to the Olympic Games. For a small country like Luxembourg, a dozen participants in Tokyo are already a success.Watching the athletes’ performance in front of the screen and cheering along? Impossible most of the time. Unless you find a streaming provider […]
The EU is currently working on the amendment and introduction of numerous regulations to achieve the European climate targets. These include a new and highly controversial Emissions Trading System (ETS) for road transport and buildings, part of the “Fit for 55” climate protection package. From 2025, there is to be a carbon price on fuels […]