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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.

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BY SUSAN O’DONNELL, MADIS VASSAR
November 8, 2023

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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.

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