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list of which industries are environmentally friendly is often called a green taxonomy, or taxonomy in English.

The purpose is to further develop and support eco-friendly industries.

The European Parliament, which has been debating this, has finally decided to put nuclear power and natural gas on the list after debate.



In particular, he saw the nuclear power plant industry as being environmentally friendly, and environmental reporter Jang Se-man pointed out its meaning and impact on us.



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At the plenary session of the European Union Parliament, the bill to put nuclear power and natural gas into the green classification system was finally passed.



[Messola/Chairman of the EU Parliament: This Parliament did not oppose the green classification system of the EU Commission.]



There were also boos.



[It's Betrayal!]



It is the result of the matching interests of the European powers Germany and France.



France, a nuclear power plant, wanted nuclear power to be included from the beginning, Germany insisted and opposed nuclear power, and when natural gas became urgent due to the Ukraine war, they compromised to include both.



[Seung-Hoon Yoo / Professor, Department of Energy Policy, Seoul National University of Science and Technology: (Germany) has to import LNG from the Middle East or the United States.

Because additional investment is required (such as LNG terminals), natural gas must be included in the EU taxonomy so that there is no problem in raising funds.]



Nuclear power plants are finally included in green, what will be the impact on us?



In the meantime, nuclear power plants in Europe have been sluggish due to the image of a return-friendly economy and low economic feasibility.



However, if green energy recognition promotes the construction of new nuclear power plants in Europe, we may also have a share.



The Korean government is promoting the export of nuclear power plants to the Czech Republic and Poland, which are EU member states, and plans to grow the industry by putting nuclear power plants in green in the Korean version of the green classification system as early as next month.



But there are also considerable objections.



The European Parliament puts conditions on nuclear power plants by putting them in the green, requiring the use of accident-resistant nuclear fuel by 2025 and finalizing a plan for a high-level waste disposal site by 2050.



Considering whether it is possible with current technology and the cost involved, it is pointed out that the activation of nuclear power plants in Europe is not as easy as it sounds.



(Video editing: Hojin Kim, CG: Dongmin Seo)