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Published on: Monday, April 19, 2021 By: AFP The Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant, near the village of Golemo Selo, Bulgaria. BRUSSELS: The European Commission will next week present the first part of a “green taxonomy” list of energy sources and technology to be labelled as sustainable investments, but a question mark hangs over the inclusion of natural gas. The classification system, to be published on Wednesday, is mandated under a 2019 agreement between member states and the European Parli...

EU poised to unveil green-friendly investment list

April 18, 2021 BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Commission will next week present the first part of a “green taxonomy” list of energy sources and technology to be labelled as sustainable investments, but a question mark hangs over the inclusion of natural gas. The classification system, to be published on Wednesday, is mandated under a 2019 agreement between member states and the European Parliament meant to define durable economic activities and green finance. It seeks to define what the Eu...

BRUSSELS: The European Commission will next week present the first part of a “green taxonomy” list of energy sources and technology to be labeled as sustainable investments, but a question mark hangs over the inclusion of natural gas. The classification system, to be published on Wednesday, is mandated under a 2019 agreement between member states and the European Parliament meant to define durable economic activities and green finance. It seeks to define what the EU would deem as sustainab...

EU poised to unveil green-friendly investment list Author: AFP|Update: 17.04.2021 17:05 The Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant, near the village of Golemo Selo, Bulgaria / © AFP The European Commission will next week present the first part of a "green taxonomy" list of energy sources and technology to be labelled as sustainable investments, but a question mark hangs over the inclusion of natural gas. The cla...

Europe Set to Delay Verdict On Green Label for Gas Projects Bloomberg 1 hr ago © Photographer: Petar Santini/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The European Union is poised to delay a decision on what it means to be “green” in certain sectors in an effort to defuse tensions over the roles of natural gas and nuclear in the clean energy transition. Popular Searches Next week, the bloc will set out draft plans to highlight criteria for the first set of sustainable investments, potentially unlocking ...

Europe kicks the can on defining role for natural gas in a clean energy transition By Ewa Krukowska on 4/15/2021 click to enlarge (Bloomberg) --The European Union is poised to delay a decision on what it means to be “green” in certain sectors in an effort to diffuse tensions over the roles of natural gas and nuclear in the clean energy transition. Next week, the bloc will set out draft plans to highlight criteria for the first set of sustainable investm...

The European Parliament today voted on draft legislation harmonising how greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural land and forests are accounted for in th...

The criteria for the EU sustainable finance taxonomy can show investors and businesses the way to climate neutrality globally and getting the taxonomy right would make the EU a global trailblazer, argue Krista Mikkonen and Bas Eickhout. Krista Mikkonen is the Minister of the Environment and Climate, Finland; Bas Eickhout is a Green MEP and the European Parliament’s co-rapporteur on the Taxonomy Regulation Climate emergency is still with us. Global greenhouse gas emissions that plummeted due t...

Kerry calls for enhanced cooperation on climate between EU and US