EDF hails EU's green light for nuclear power

Unsurprisingly, the EU’s green light for nuclear power and gas in its taxonomy sparks acclaim from French utility EDF, which has a portfolio of nuclear power plants.
Photo: BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS / X07241
Photo: BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS / X07241
BY ANNE FILBERT, TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOFFER ØSTERGAARD

Wednesday, it emerged that the European Parliament will categorize gas and nuclear power as sustainable investments during a transition period. Although the move has received backlash from critics who argue that this will encourage long-term investments in the two energy forms, the response is quite the opposite from French utility Électricité de France, writes Euractiv.

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