Ten EU countries push for nuclear power to be labelled as green energy as world faces energy crisis following years of pressure to move to eco-friendly sources

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 07:14 EDT, 12 October 202 | Chris Pleasance

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France is leading a group of ten EU countries pushing for nuclear energy to be labeled “green” as the continent tries to end its dependence on fossil fuels without wrecking the economy.

The group — which includes Poland, Hungary and Finland — argue that nuclear is “essential” to lowering energy costs and ending Europe’s reliance on foreign imports, while also cutting emissions without becoming overreliant on renewables.

But they are being opposed by another group led by Germany, which gets around 75 percent of its energy from fossil fuels and stands to benefit from the new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia — who argue that it is unsafe.

Pointing to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and 2011 Fukushima meltdown, the nuclear opponents — backed by some environmental campaigners — say the technology cannot be trusted and that plants produce waste which is difficult to dispose of.

The debate comes amid a global energy crisis that has seen supplies of traditional fossil fuels such as coal and gas run low — causing prices to soar while countries such as China and Lebanon suffer blackouts and rationing. …

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