Lawmakers from the environment and economy committees on 14 June voted to reject a European commission plan proposed in February to label certain gas and nuclear energy projects as sustainable investments until 2030.
“Taxonomy objection carried! 76 in favour, 62 against, and four abstentions. Yes!!,” the Dutch Green MEP Bas Eickhout tweeted shortly after the vote.
Mr Eickhout has been a driving force behind a cross-party coalition of left-wing, centre-left, greens, liberals and far-left MEPs who argue there should be no place for gas and nuclear energy projects in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy.
“Taxonomy objection carried! 76 in favour, 62 against, and four abstentions. Yes!!,” the Dutch Green MEP Bas Eickhout tweeted shortly after the vote.
Mr Eickhout has been a driving force behind a cross-party coalition of left-wing, centre-left, greens, liberals and far-left MEPs who argue there should be no place for gas and nuclear energy projects in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy.
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