Ministers from ten EU Member States (France, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary) published, on 10-11 October, a joint opinion editorial to advocate for the inclusion of nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy.
“It is (...) absolutely necessary that nuclear power is included in the European taxonomy framework (which aims to classify investments that can be considered sustainable) by the end of 2021”, the op-ed, which appeared in several major European newspapers, stressed.
While they recognise the “key role” of renewable energies in the energy transition, the signatory ministers believe that nuclear power is essential to “meet our needs at a sufficient and a constant level”.
They also extol the merits of nuclear power as a way to reduce the EU’s energy dependence on foreign countries at a time when Europe is facing rising energy prices driven by soaring gas prices.
This makes nuclear power a “crucial and reliable asset” for winning the “climate battle” as a “clean, safe, independent and competitive” low-carbon energy source.
They therefore call for the sector to be treated “equally to all other low-carbon energy sources”.
See the op-ed: https://bit.ly/3DxRZtn (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)