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EU lawmakers call on EC to recognize nuclear as sustainable

July 13, 2021, 9:30AMNuclear News

The hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

Eighty-seven members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Commission last week to lobby for the addition of nuclear energy to the EU taxonomy, the purpose of which is to direct investments toward environmentally sustainable economic projects to meet the European Union’s climate change mitigation and energy-mix targets.

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EU lawmakers call on EC to recognize nuclear as sustainable

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