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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/2\/2\/22914195\/eu-nuclear-energy-gas-sustainable-climate-investment<\/a>
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The European Commission inflamed tensions over what role nuclear energy and gas should play in the clean energy transition when it proposed new rules<\/a> today on what can be labeled a \u201cgreen investment.\u201d After more than a year of heated debate, it decided to consider gas and nuclear \u201csustainable\u201d under certain conditions. <\/p>\n

\u201cTaking account of scientific advice and current technological progress, the Commission considers that there is a role for private investment in gas and nuclear activities in the transition,\u201d the Commission said in its announcement<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The EU has committed<\/a> to producing no net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 \u2014 a target research<\/a> has shown is necessary worldwide to prevent the worst effects of climate change. By 2030, the EU plans to slash emissions by more than half compared to 1990 levels. <\/p>\n

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