Taxonomy: resistance grows in the EU par • Table.Briefings

Not only the German government is voicing opposition to the current draft of the EU Commission’s delegated act to include gas and nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy. Criticism is also growing among EU parliamentarians from all political groups and countries.

The fact that the Greens in the European Parliament reject the inclusion of natural gas and nuclear power in the taxonomy is hardly surprising. There has long been agreement that neither gas nor nuclear power deserves the label of a sustainable energy source. In the meantime, however, criticism is growing louder in other parliamentary groups as well. Many MEPs are demanding that the EU Commission make changes to its proposal. Even a majority against the legislation is no longer considered out of the question.

Taxonomy: resistance grows in the EU parliament

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