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Taxonomy: MEPs strongly criticize Commissioner McGuinness

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Published: March 23rd, 2022,
Last updated: March 23rd, 2022

In a debate between Finance Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, the ECON Committee, and the ENVI Committee of the EU Parliament, MEPs voiced their anger about the Commission’s proposal on taxonomy. One of the accusations leveled at the Commission was that it had ignored both the scientific community and the Parliament. The latter wants to classify gas and nuclear energy investments as sustainable bridging technologies with a supplementary delegated act.

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