The EU prepares to consider gas and nuclear energy 'green'

The

has unveiled a green labeling project for

and

plants

on Friday night to Saturday

with the aim of facilitating the financing of facilities that help fight climate change.

The text proposal, debated for months and still provisional, was sent by the Member States on December 31 shortly before midnight, say several sources contacted.

The document establishes the criteria that will make it possible to classify as "sustainable" investments in nuclear or gas plants for the production of electricity, with the aim of reorienting "green finance" towards activities that contribute to reducing greenhouse gases.

Environmental opposition

France

, which wants to relaunch its nuclear sector, a stable and decarbonized source of electricity, and central European countries such as

or the

, which must replace their most polluting coal plants, support the text.

This classification would allow a reduction in financing costs, a fundamental aspect for States to want to bet on this type of project.

Environmentalists oppose the recognition of gas stations (which emit CO2) and nuclear energy, for the production of radioactive waste.

A few EU countries, led by

, have even decided to abandon this energy permanently.

Intermittent production of renewables

But supporters of gas as pro-nuclear agree in arguing that renewable energies (wind, solar, etc.), already labeled by the Commission, suffer from intermittent production and will not make it possible to supply electricity at low cost in the coming years.

The

proposal lays down the conditions for the inclusion of nuclear energy and gas, in particular a time limit.

For the construction of new nuclear power plants, the projects must have obtained the construction permit before 2045. As for the works that allow to extend the useful life of the existing power plants, they must have been authorized before 2040.

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