Austria and six other EU countries are opposed to classifying nuclear energy as renewable energy. According to a letter from the seven states to the European Commission, this should not be included in the 2030 targets for the expansion of renewables in the EU.
Otherwise, the expansion of wind or solar energy in Europe would be slowed down. This applies, for example, if hydrogen generated with nuclear energy is included.
Support also from Germany and Denmark
In addition to Austria, Germany and Denmark are among others. France and Eastern European countries such as Poland, on the other hand, wanted to use nuclear energy for hydrogen and count towards the sustainable goals.
Although nuclear energy is produced with almost no CO2 emissions, it is not renewable with uranium as fuel.
The debate on nuclear energy flared up in several EU legislative texts. The government in Paris had already enforced the so-called taxonomy – the financial market specification for nuclear classification. Here nuclear energy was described as sustainable.
Building on this, other projects – such as the renewable energy expansion requirements – are now trying to put nuclear energy largely on par with renewables.
Source: Krone
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