In the debate about the EU-wide classification of nuclear power as “sustainable”, the designated CDU chairman Friedrich Merz expressed understanding for the French position. “Nuclear power does not generate any CO2, and that alone is why France is so much further ahead in avoiding CO2 than we are,” Merz told the editorial network Germany (RND, Monday). The EU Commission will “not only orient itself towards the German way,” he warned.
Many other countries around the world, unlike Germany, did not withdraw from nuclear energy for safety reasons, Merz said. “We in Germany can be curious to see how the new federal government will secure our country’s energy supply. Just getting out of the car will not be enough. “
EU examines the climate friendliness of nuclear power
While three of the last six nuclear power plants in Germany will go offline in the coming days, the EU Commission is examining the classification of nuclear power as a climate-friendly form of energy. This is part of the so-called new taxonomy, which is equivalent to a recommendation to investors.
France in particular is strongly promoting the classification of nuclear power as sustainable. Head of state Emmanuel Macron had announced investments of one billion euros in nuclear power during the presidential election campaign. Poland and six other Eastern European countries are also urging the EU Commission to recognize nuclear power as climate-friendly. They point out that little carbon dioxide (CO2) is produced during production.
In the traffic light coalition, this met with vehement opposition, especially from the Greens. You refer, among other things, to the unresolved question of nuclear waste disposal. (AFP)