(AOF) – Brussels is finally lifting the veil on its “green” label project, Les Echos wrote this morning. The European Commission has sent the Member States of the Union a document setting out the criteria for classifying as “sustainable” investments in nuclear or gas power stations for the production of electricity. A compromise that goes in the direction of French interests, ensures the daily.
“Regarding nuclear, new power plant projects will have to have obtained a building permit before 2045 (with an appointment clause for the rest)”, indicates the newspaper.
“Work to extend the lifespan of existing reactors (the” large fairing “of EDF, for example) must have been authorized before 2040”, continues Les Echos.
As for gas, qualified as transitional energy, strict CO2 emission standards will be put in place.
“On the EDF side, if we prefer” to remain cautious while waiting for the final text “, it is considered that” it is the recognition of what the European scientific community was already explaining “as to the danger to health or the environment nuclear. Namely that it would not be more dangerous than other technologies already included in the taxonomy, “reveals the daily.