There are no valid reasons why nuclear energy should be excluded from Europe’s Net-Zero Industry Act, particularly given that nuclear activities have already been included under the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy, an open letter to officials including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says.
The letter, signed by nuclear corporations and research centres including France’s EDF and US-based Westinghouse, says nuclear should be included in the act as a strategic technology.
The act is expected to be presented by the commission on Tuesday (14 March). It is part of Europe’s Green Deal Industrial Plan which aims to support EU technologies that will get the bloc to net zero by 2050 and is the EU’s response to, in particular, the US Inflation Reduction Act.
The act is said to identify goals for net-zero industrial capacity and provide a regulatory framework suited for its quick deployment.
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