EU adopts joint green bond standard
The regulation sets out requirements for issuers who want to use the designation European green bond or EuGB for their debt securities
NGOs start legal action against EU over including gas in green taxonomy
The European Commission has up to 22 weeks to reply, and if it refuses, the NGOs will be able to turn to the Court of Justice of the EU
Natural gas, nuclear energy remain part of EU taxonomy – NGOs to file lawsuit
The European Parliament rejected the motion to exclude investments in natural gas and nuclear energy from the sustainable finance taxonomy
Gas and nuclear’s green taxonomy prospects divided European institutions
MEPs opposed the European Commission’s plan to include nuclear energy and gas in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU taxonomy. The two responsible committees consider that the proposal does not respect the sustainability criteria. Unraveling over the financing of gas and nuclear projects is expected in the European Parliament […]
EU plans to mobilize EUR 500 billion for nuclear energy by 2050
EUR 500 billion in investments is needed by 2050 for the new generation of nuclear power plants, according to EU Commissioner Thierry Breton