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Environment groups attack EU's green label for gas, nuclear

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Sep 19, 2022, 04:16 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 09:20 AM EDT
Germany Energy
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Several environmental groups have launched legal challenges to the European Union’s decision to label investments in gas and nuclear power as green

BRUSSELS (AP) — A dozen environmental groups are starting legal challenges against the European Union's executive branch in a bid to stop the inclusion of natural gas and nuclear power generation in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities.

European Union lawmakers in July voted to add natural gas and nuclear to the list, backing a proposal from the European Commission that has been drawing fierce criticism and accusations of greenwashing.

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ClientEarth, WWF’s European Policy Office, Transport & Environment (T&E), and BUND said on Monday that they have asked for an internal review of the decision to include gas. The European Commission has up to 22 weeks to reply and the groups say they will take the action to the Court of Justice of the EU if the executive arm refuses to reconsider its move.

They said that “gas is a potent fossil fuel that threatens European energy security and has led to sky-high energy prices across Europe.”

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