Energy Transition

Austria and Germany lead backlash against EU 'greenwashing' of nuclear and gas

ANALYSIS | European Commission's plan to label atomic power and fossil gas sustainable has prompted threats of legal action and dissension between Berlin and Paris, writes Bernd Radowitz

Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant near residential houses in the village of Latferde, one of three reactors shuttered at the end of 2021 in Germany
Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant near residential houses in the village of Latferde, one of three reactors shuttered at the end of 2021 in GermanyFoto: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
EuropeGermanySpainNuclearOlaf Scholz
Published 3 January 2022, 16:33Updated 4 January 2022, 09:10