Czech PM welcomes EP vote to temporarily add nuclear and gas among EU green investments

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to reject a proposal not to designate nuclear energy and gas as transitional and clean sources in the EU’s taxonomy for sustainable activities. The result of the vote was welcomed by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who tweeted that this was “excellent news” both for Czechia and for Europe as a whole. According to Czechia’s head of government, the vote “opens the way to energy self-sufficiency which is absolutely crucial for the future”. Czechia currently holds the EU presidency and has named EU energy security as one of its key targets during its six month term.

The taxonomy for sustainable activities is a classification system established by the European Commission which aims to prevent so-called greenwashing and to encourage investors to opt for greener energy choices.