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Jun 15, 2022, 10 tweets

Let's talk about the EU Sustainable Finance #Taxonomy, what it is, why it's needed and why #nuclear energy must be included if Europe is to meet its climate goals.

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The @EU_Commission states that the #taxonomy is necessary, "In order to meet the EU’s climate and energy targets for 2030 and reach the objectives of the European green deal"

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They also state that the "#taxonomy is a classification system, establishing a list of environmentally sustainable economic activities. It could play an important role helping the EU scale up sustainable investment and implement the European green deal."

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Continue... "The EU taxonomy would provide companies, investors and policymakers with appropriate definitions for which economic activities can be considered environmentally sustainable."

ec.europa.eu/info/business-…
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So why should #nuclear be included in the #taxonomy? Let's explore that.

Firstly, as @BillyKelleherEU points out, 50% of carbon free ⚡️ comes from nuclear & it provides 26% of electricity across the EU.
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The Joint Research Centre which is the @EU_Commission's science and knowledge service investigated #nuclear and found that it met the requirements of the #Taxonomy.

ec.europa.eu/info/sites/def…
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The findings in the JRC report are backed up by evidence from the @IPCC_CH & a @UNECE lifecycle analysis which found #nuclear has the lowest environmental footprint.

unece.org/sites/default/…
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The UN has made it clear that #Climate goals will fall short without nuclear energy in the mix.

news.un.org/en/story/2021/….
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So the science supports the inclusion of nuclear energy but what about the people of Europe?

Polling conducted for our #switchoffputin campaign found that 65% of Europeans support new nuclear.

switchoffputin.org/_files/ugd/139…
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It's clear that both the science & people of Europe support the inclusion of nuclear in the #Taxonomy.

We encourage MEPs to listen to the science & people of Europe & vote to include nuclear in the taxonomy.

Together we can ensure Europe takes bold #ClimateAction.

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