Slovenia is at the centre of a strategic struggle between France and the US, as both nations seek to secure a contract to build the Krsko 2 nuclear reactor. The estimated EUR 11bn project aims to bolster energy security across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and align with Slovenia'
US nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric and US engineering firm Bechtel officially announced a collaborative agreement for the design and construction of Poland’s inaugural nuclear power plant in Lubiatowo-Kopalino, Pomerania, north Poland, on Thursday 21 September.
Poland’s Climate Minister Anna Moskwa called the news “a significant milestone in
“Now we have decided to atomise Polish energy: two nuclear power plants will be built, one in cooperation with the USA and the other with South Korea,” Poland’s ruling party PiS Chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski announced in Suwalki, north-eastern Poland on Saturday.
A third reactor is also planned, Kaczynski revealed,
The European Commission (EC) is considering classifying investments in nuclear and natural gas as sustainable under its new “green taxonomy” regulations , it said in a statement on 1 January. Brussels aims to cut Europe’s carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
While green stock and bond portfolios do not currently
Electric vehicles (EVs) and gas will reportedly be similarly classified as sustainable investments in Europe from 2026 under the new EU Taxonomy regulations formulated by the European Commission (EC) expected on 22 December.
“The classification of EVs as sustainable vehicles is possibly the most advanced green classification in financial markets,