Garzón, on the EU proposal to consider gas and nuclear energy 'green': "There is a more dangerous attitude than pure climate denialism"

• Draft EU prepares to consider gas and nuclear energy 'green'

The Minister of Consumption,

, considers that the draft proposal of the European Commission that proposes to give the qualification of "green" to certain nuclear or gas projects reveals an

.

"There is a type of attitude towards the environment that is so much more dangerous than pure climate denialism:

. The same thing happens to this proposal by the European Commission," Garzón said in a message published this Saturday, January 1 on Twitter, picked up by Europa Press.

This is how the Minister of Consumption has pronounced this Saturday, New Year's Day, after learning that the European Commission has circulated a draft proposal among the member states of the EU in which investment in certain projects is classified as "green" nuclear power or natural gas.

The proposal proposes to give the qualification of 'green' to

, according to the draft, to which the Bloomberg news agency has had access.

With this qualification, building licenses could be obtained until 2030, provided there is a plan to switch to renewable or low-emission energy before the end of 2035.

Thus, nuclear energy could be considered "sustainable" provided that new plants that obtain permits until 2045 meet a series of conditions to

.

"The commission considers that natural gas and nuclear can play a role in facilitating the transition towards a future based predominantly on renewables," the Commission explained in a statement this Saturday.

This is the first step for a proposal that the Commission

but which in the end postponed after verifying at the last summit of EU leaders that it is an issue that creates tensions between capitals.

Member states and the Platform on Sustainable Finance have until January 12 to respond to the proposal.

The Commission will then prepare a delegated law that will be sent to the countries and the

for debate.

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