New Perspectives for Nuclear Energy in the EU
New Perspectives for Nuclear Energy in the EU

Author(s): Zuzanna Nowak, Maciej Zaniewicz
Subject(s): Politics, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; nuclear energy; perspectives; energy policy;
Summary/Abstract: EU countries opposing nuclear energy, mainly Austria and Germany, are trying to limit its development in the Union by using the dispute over the details of the “green taxonomy”. The Russian aggression against Ukraine, however, has strengthened the arguments of supporters of this technology. They present nuclear energy as a way to make Europe independent of Russian gas and oil imports while reducing CO2 emissions. The final shape of the delegated act supplementing the taxonomy and the date of its entry into force will significantly affect the future of new nuclear projects in the EU, including in Poland.

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