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MEPs strike down EU plans to label nuclear and gas as green investment

The objection will be put before the whole plenary in the first week of July. If the hemicycle replicates the outcome of the committees, the Commission’s plan will be officially scrapped.

Earth News

Euroviews. The truth behind the EU Taxonomy: What counts as green investing?

The EU’s Taxonomy Regulation first began in 2018 as a framework for facilitating sustainable investment. But it's since become controversial.

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Activists in Seoul mark World Oceans Day

South Korean environmental activists protest against Japan's plan to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea on World Oceans Day.

Earth News

Where is Europe storing all its radioactive waste?

Can we find a solution to the problems of nuclear waste in time to stop climate change?

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Tech News

Scientists use giant gun in hunt for clean nuclear fusion energy

The technology involves firing a projectile ignited by gunpowder down a giant gun that eventually hits a target, resulting in nuclear fusion.

Switzerland

Swiss bomb shelters are readied as international tensions mount

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reawakened interest in Switzerland's concrete nuclear fallout shelters, built during the Cold War with enough space to shelter everyone in the country.

Earth News

UK doubles down on nuclear power despite fierce opposition

The British government plans to go ahead with nuclear power expansion - but some worry that accidents can happen and radioactive materials persist for thousands of years in the environment.

Ukraine

Ukraine's nuclear power plants in 'unprecedented danger'

"We must take urgent action [...] to reduce the risk of a nuclear accident that could have a severe health and environmental impact both in Ukraine and beyond."

Belgium

Belgium postpones nuclear energy phase-out by 10 years over Ukraine

The Belgian government's move, prompted by soaring energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, means two recent reactors will remain operational until 2035.

Earth News

Will Poland replace Russian gas with nuclear energy?

Coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, generates around 70% of Polish electricity.

Ukraine

Former nuclear agency head: Plant attack 'made to hurt the population'

Robert Kelly, former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, also told Euronews that the risk of an accident at the plant might be very small.

Earth News

Fire at Europe's biggest nuclear plant in Ukraine sparks global alarm

Russia has already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant north of Kyiv. But the Zaporizhzhia plant is a different and safer type.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of 'nuclear terrorism' over Russian attack

Ukraine's president said Russia's tactics posed "threats to global security", while the head of the IAEA called the situation near the plant "extremely tense".

Earth News

Ukraine: Radiation levels rise after Russia captures Chernobyl site

Scientists and environmental experts are concerned about the potential ecological disaster that could unfold in the zone around Chernobyl.

Ecotech

Take a look inside the room that’s hotter than the sun

Scientists in an Oxfordshire town are creating temperatures of 50 million degrees Celsius, in a bid to make clean energy.

Climate

Nuclear fusion breakthrough could bring us close to carbon-free future

Scientists in Oxford have more than doubled the previous record set for nuclear fusion. But environmental groups have reservations.

Climate

Gas and nuclear labelled 'green' by the EU. But how will it affect us?

The controversial change to the EU's list of sustainable energies has been branded a ‘robbery’ by Greenpeace.

Europe News

Brussels controversially labels gas and nuclear as green energy

The European Commission says gas and nuclear will act as "transitional" energy sources before renewables become widespread.

My Europe Series

How a technical rulebook is sparking a storm over EU green energy

Brussels has proposed labelling natural gas and nuclear as green energy sources, prompting a furious backlash.

Earth News

Saudi minister backs pink hydrogen made by ‘emancipated young ladies’

Bin Salman told the World Economic Forum of the petropower’s ambition to become a green and blue hydrogen leader too.