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Von Der Leyen Calls For Europe To ‘Double Down’ On Clean Energy Including Nuclear

By David Dalton
17 September 2026

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Von Der Leyen Calls For Europe To ‘Double Down’ On Clean Energy Including Nuclear
Ursula von der Leyen gives her state of the union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo courtesy European Commission.
Europe needs to double down on affordable, homegrown, clean energy, be it renewables and nuclear, or biomethane and others, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in her state of the union address on 16 September.

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