The symbolism is clear in the muddy soil just north of the river Somme in northern France.

Where millions of Europeans once fought in the trenches of the First World War's struggle for resources, a common and sustainable future must be built instead - with the help of insects.

Here, the EU countries' environment ministers are walking around to take a look at a giant factory that will already start turning insects into protein for both animal feed and human food this autumn.

Although the change may not take place in the first place.

- I may not see in the near future that the Swedes will replace the Friday chips with flour beetles.

But it is clear that we must turn every stone.

We have a very serious climate situation, states Minister of Climate and Environment Annika Strandhäll (S).

Nuclear power and gas

She and her colleagues from the rest of the EU are holding an informal meeting in northern Amiens, France, to discuss the situation on the energy and climate side.

Not least, it is about the latest part of the EU's talked about taxonomy - the question of what can be counted as climate-sustainable investments.

Friday was the last day for Member States to submit comments on the European Commission's plans to green both natural gas and nuclear power, at least for the time being.

Sweden is giving the thumbs up, albeit with long teeth around nuclear power and with continued resistance to natural gas.

- We need to ensure that we can steer more green investments towards a sustainable direction.

We need to get the taxonomy in place.

After a lot of pain, we have to accept that nuclear power is included, says Strandhäll.

Going to court?

Other countries have different opinions.

- We in Luxembourg believe that neither nuclear power nor natural gas is green or has the influence on the climate crisis that we want.

If you ask us, they do not fit into the taxonomy, says Luxembourg's Minister for the Environment Carole Dieschbourg.

She is still fighting and is ready to take the whole issue to court together with Austria.

Annika Strandhäll emphasizes that as a Social Democrat she does not really see nuclear power as sustainable - but that one must be able to compromise as a politician.

– Man får väga av helheten. Det kanske är bättre att vinna kriget än det enskilda slaget, säger klimat- och miljöministern till TT, SR Ekot och SVT i Amiens.