‘Putin rubbing hands with glee’ after EU votes to class gas and nuclear as green
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from Environment | The Guardian on (#6149Q)
Parliament backs plan to classify some projects as clean power investments
The European parliament has backed plans to label gas and nuclear energy as green", rejecting appeals from prominent Ukrainians and climate activists that the proposals are a gift to Vladimir Putin.
One senior MEP said the vote was a dark day for the climate", while experts said the EU had set a dangerous precedent for countries to follow.
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