Viewpoint: The actions of the EU Taxonomy jeopardise its ambitions : Perspectives
22 December 2020 Share The European Commission (EC) aims to be a model for promoting sustainable development, building on its demonstrated success in being a low-carbon region among developed countries, but the EU Taxonomy could damage that ambition, writes Philippe Costes, senior adviser at World Nuclear Association. Philippe Costes "Issuing a classification system (the 'taxonomy') to encourage investment in sustainable economic activities looked at first sight to be a good idea. Unfortunately, the process followed to develop this taxonomy and implement the EU Sustainable Financing Regulatio...