EU in row over inclusion of gas and nuclear in sustainability guidance

Activists including Greta Thunberg criticise fake climate action' in response to planned investment taxonomy

The European Commission is facing a backlash from Greta Thunberg and fellow climate activists over plans to include gas and nuclear energy in a green" investment guidebook.

Both energy sources are expected to feature in the next part of the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities", which is expected at the end of the year, following a period of intense political bargaining between the commission president, Ursula von der Leyen; the French president, Emmanuel Macron; and Germany's new chancellor, Olaf Scholz.