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European Parliament says natural gas projects can be considered 'green' for investments

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By Hande Atay Alam, Ivana Kottasová, Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of calling natural gas and nuclear power “green” or “sustainable” sources of energy, backing a proposal from European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, that has spurred criti…

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    European Parliament says natural gas projects can be considered 'green' for investments (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Hande Atay Alam, Ivana Kottasová, Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of calling natural gas and nuclear power “green” or “sustainable” sources of energy, backing a proposal from European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, that has spurred criti…

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    EU lawmakers back gas, nuclear energy as sustainable (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    European Union lawmakers have voted to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities. The European Commission earlier this year made the controversial proposal as part

  3. New York Times

    Are Gas and Nuclear Energy Green? European Lawmakers Say Yes. (opens New York Times)

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    The decision is likely to reverberate far beyond Europe’s borders and set a benchmark that could be replicated around the world.

  4. Truthout

    EU Backs Industry Push to Classify Gas and Nuclear as "Green" (opens Truthout)

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    Climate advocates responded with outrage to the European Parliament's Wednesday vote.

  5. Oil Price

    EU Considers Controversial “Green Status” Proposal For Nuclear, Natural Gas (opens Oil Price)

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    The EU is getting closer to potentially passing a proposal to include some natural gas and nuclear project in a list of sustainable economic activities

  6. Forbes

    Natural Gas, Nuclear Go Green In The EU (opens Forbes)

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    In a move that surprised many, the European Parliament gave final approval on Wednesday to a new policy that will allow some nuclear and natural gas energy projects to qualify as being “green” for access to low interest loans and even some state subsidies.

  7. WMUR

    European Union lawmakers back natural gas, nuclear energy as sustainable (opens WMUR)

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    The European Commission earlier this year made the controversial proposal as part of its plans for building a climate-friendly future.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    European Parliament votes on gas, nuclear energy's green label | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The proposal to label natural gas and nuclear energy as "green" as a guide for private investors has been met with resistance along the way. A tight vote is expected.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    EU lawmakers back gas and nuclear energy as sustainable, drawing criticisms of 'greenwashing' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    European Union lawmakers have voted to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities.

  10. WNYT Albany

    European Union lawmakers back plan to include natural gas, nuclear energy as sustainable activities (opens WNYT Albany)

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    European Union lawmakers back plan to include natural gas, nuclear energy as sustainable activities.

  11. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Europe Will Count Natural Gas and Nuclear as Green Energy in Some Circumstances (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The European Union voted on Wednesday to keep natural gas and nuclear in its green energy taxonomy under certain, limited circumstances.

  12. Climate Change News

    EU set to use 'green' label for gas, nuclear investments after parliamentary vote (opens Climate Change News)

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    Climate campaigners accused EU lawmakers of "betrayal" and some member states are preparing legal challenges to the sustainable taxonomy

  13. PBS NewsHour

    E.U. lawmakers classify natural gas and nuclear as sustainable energy investments (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    European Union lawmakers have voted to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities.

  14. Deutsche Welle

    European Parliament backs listing nuclear energy, gas as 'green' | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The proposal to label natural gas and nuclear energy as "green" as a guide for private investors was met with resistance along the way. But EU lawmakers have given it the green light.

  15. France 24

    EU Parliament backs green label for gas, nuclear (opens France 24)

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    The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a contentious EU proposal giving a sustainable finance label to investments in gas and nuclear power, sparking claims of "greenwashing" by environmental…

  16. Al Jazeera

    EU parliament backs green label for gas and nuclear investments (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Legislators back EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    European Parliament backs gas, nuclear energy's green label | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The proposal to label natural gas and nuclear energy as "green" as a guide for private investors has been met with resistance along the way. A tight vote is expected.

  18. Deseret News

    Are nuclear and natural gas plants ‘green’? Europe says yes (opens Deseret News)

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    European Parliament paves the way for new subsidies and loans after labeling nuclear and gas projects as environmentally friendly

  19. The Washington Free Beacon

    European Union Classifies Gas and Nuclear as 'Green' Amid Energy Price Surge (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to categorize nuclear power and gas as environmentally sustainable amid a record energy price surge.

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