Posts with the tag "Taxonomy"

On July 5 and 6, the Voices of Nuclear demonstrated in Strasbourg to support the final vote of the European Parliament which validated the integration of nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities. We use it as the opportunity to look back at the saga of taxonomy, and to the long-term contribution of…

Summary of the first day of our manifestations in Strasbourg...

Thank you to everyone who made the trip to Strasbourg on July 5th and 6th to support the integration of nuclear into the EU taxonomy! This taxonomy is imperfect. Many conditions leaving room for interpretation are imposed on nuclear power and risk limiting its potential to substitute massively for fossil fuels in Europe if they…

The European Parliament rejected the motion to oppose the Delegated Act to the Taxonomy.

The Saga of the European Taxonomy. Position of the Voices on the draft delegated act concerning nuclear energy and gas The battle over the inclusion of nuclear power and gas in the EU Taxonomy of sustainable investments is not only unabated but seems to be getting more intense. A good summary of the postures can…

Scientifically, the cause is heard. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has demonstrated this in depth: nuclear power has no more impact on the environment or human health than other low-carbon energy sources already included in the Taxonomy of sustainable investments of the European Union in terms of moderation of global warming. It is even…

The Voices of Nuclear, Generation Atomic and several other citizen associations in favor of nuclear energy have collaborated to write an open letter to the European Parliament. This letter asks parliamentarians to accept the conclusions of the scientific study on the health and environmental impact of nuclear power produced by the Joint Research Centre of…

Fight against climate change, not against nuclear power. Nuclear energy has become in France the priority target of a multitude of associations whose budget dedicated to the issue amounts to nearly 15 million euros per year1, while at the same time, the actors able to rebalancing the nuclear debate are few in number and share…