Housing crisis: Only 300 properties available for rent in Dublin
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EU executive confident that these sources can serve as bridges to a sustainable future
On 2 February, the European Commission presented the Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act – a legislative proposal that basically declares that nuclear and gas should be labelled as transitional sources of energy.
They can, thus, be included in the EU Taxonomy guide. The latter is a system that lets potential investors know whether the investments they are making are in line with the Green Deal objectives of the bloc.
Given the ongoing controversy and debates that have taken over the economic-political spheres in Europe in recent months, the Commission has stopped short of naming nuclear and gas energy as ‘sustainable’ opting instead for the term ‘transitional’
The objective is to step up the transition, by drawing on all possible solutions to help us reach our climate goals. Taking account of scientific advice and current technological progress, the Commission considers that there is a role for private investment in gas and nuclear activities in the transition.
More specifically, the Complementary Climate Delegated Act, serving as an addition to the Climate Delegated Act (which entered into force in January 2022), does two things:
The text of the Complimentary Act follows expert consultations with the Member States Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, and the Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Commission has also listened to feedback from the European Parliament on the matter. The Commission has carefully examined the input received from those groups and took it into consideration in the text presented today.
Once the legislative document has been translated to all the official languages of the Union, the European Parliament and the Council will have their chance to study it. These institutions can then object to any part of the proposal in the next four months, plus they can ask for additional two months for scrutiny.
Objections, expectedly, have already been raised by governments of the Member States which are opposing the idea of nuclear energy being labelled as green. The argument there is that not enough has been done to ensure that storage and disposal of nuclear waste can be done safely for future generations.
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City authorities say that the park would be complete by mid-December
Right before the start of the school year, kids in Sofia, Plovdiv and Ruse will be able to clear out their drawers and have a fresh start
The city doesn’t allow water sports activities to take place on its waterways, and it generally frowns upon silly behaviour like that
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The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
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