Nuclear energy is not ‘clean’ or ‘green’ in the European Union’s taxonomy

The claim made in an Oct. 13 letter to MPs from the Canadian Nuclear Association—stating that the EU ‘formally voted to include nuclear energy in its EU taxonomy’—is partially true, but misleading, write Susan O’Donnell and Madis Vassar.

There are increasing calls for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to release the government’s “transition taxonomy” which is expected to identify technologies for priority private sector investment to help Canada meet its “net-zero” targets.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN O’DONNELL, MADIS VASSAR

November 8, 2023

As calls are increasing for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to release the go...

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