EU plans to label gas and nuclear energy ‘green’ prompt row
The European Commission has proposed plans to label some gas and nuclear power as green, prompting criticism from Germany. The proposal argues that gas and nuclear are key to helping transition to cleaner power. But Germany’s environment minister called the plan “absolutely wrong”.
EU leaves some room for gas projects in green spending guidelines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU’s mammoth post-pandemic recovery fund, which is intended to exclude projects that worsen climate change or harm the environment, could in some circumstances be used for investment in a fossil fuel – gas – the European Commission said on Friday.