Taxonomy: restrained resistance from Ber • Table.Briefings

The German government has submitted its statement on the draft taxonomy to the EU Commission. In it, it renews its rejection of nuclear power and calls for less stringent criteria for the inclusion of gas. It criticizes the delegated act as such.

While other countries such as Austria, Luxembourg, and Spain reiterated their rejection of the planned amendment to the EU taxonomy and threatened legal action against the EU Commission’s plans, Germany’s opposition remains muted. As expected, the German government rejects the inclusion of nuclear energy in the taxonomy regulation. The final storage question is unresolved, and reactor accidents cannot be ruled out.

Taxonomy: restrained resistance from Berlin

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