German minister urges overhaul of EU green energy finance rules

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Germany's environment minister on Thursday called for a complete overall of proposed European Union rules on which types of energy should be labelled as green after Brussels policymakers ignored German objections to the inclusion of nuclear power.

, published at the end of last year, that would classify investments in some natural gas and nuclear power as environmentally sustainable, has divided opinion in the 27-member EU bloc and among investors.

But Germany, which decided to exit nuclear power entirely after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, opposed the move, saying that nuclear power was expensive and created a major problem of how to store radioactive waste. "That's the only way of ensuring adequate involvement by the public, member states and European Parliament."

 

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No nuclear power should be considered green. I'll take a plant in my back yard. It's done less harm to earth than all the other alternatives

Zee Germans must have nuclear power! With Putin's hand the gas valve, their future looks dim and cold without it.

Germans shut down nuclear power plants, but still keep vastly using coal.This level of dumbness is astounding. Is running electric cars on coal enviro friendly?🤦🏻‍♂️

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Overhaul.

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