Energy, Environment & Transport

Paris, Berlin divided over nuclear’s recognition as green energy

Disagreement on the inclusion of nuclear power in the EU’s upcoming green finance taxonomy has revived long-standing divisions between France and Germany over the energy transition. EURACTIV France reports.

"France will advocate that nuclear energy should be part of this eco-label," said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire at the conference to replenish the Green Fund at the end of October. "We cannot succeed in the ecological transition, and we cannot achieve our goal in terms of combating global warming without nuclear energy," the minister said. [EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER]

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Updated: 29-09-2024

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