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The European Commission has made clear with the ‘REPowerEU’ plan that the future of energy resilience in the European Union lies in renewable energy and energy efficiency. In this context, the proposal by the European Commission to label gas and nuclear as green technologies in the EU Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act runs counter to the EU’s policy shift.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen rapid rises in the prices of fossil fuels as countries scramble to replace Russian energy supply. The war has underpinned the need for accelerated energy transition in Europe and globally to clean and local sources. In April, the European Parliament called for a comprehensive embargo of Russian gas, oil, coal and nuclear fuel with an overwhelming majority of 519 MEPs in favour. In May, the European Commission has made clear with the ‘REPowerEU’ plan that the future of energy resilience in the European Union lies in renewable energy and energy efficiency. However, the decision to label nuclear and in particular gas as green investments in the EU Taxonomy is now clearly at odds with the overall direction the European Union is taking.

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