Fury as EU moves ahead with plans to label gas and nuclear as ‘green’
Posted: 4th January 2022
Brussels faces backlash and charges of greenwashing after publishing draft proposals on New Year’s Eve
A natural gas extraction plant in Groningen, the Netherlands. Gas could be classed as a ‘sustainable investment’ under certain conditions. Photograph: Cris Toala Olivares/Getty Images
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Mon 3 Jan 2022 12.18 GMTThe European Commission is facing a furious backlash over plans to allow gas and nuclear to be labelled as “green” investments, as Germany’s economy minister led the charge against “greenwashing”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/fury-eu-moves-ahead-plans-label-gas-nuclear-green