
Belgium Puts Plans For Nuclear Phaseout On Hold
Amidst exploding electricity bills and fears over shortages, the Belgian government’s 180 degree turn came not entirely unexpected.

Amidst exploding electricity bills and fears over shortages, the Belgian government’s 180 degree turn came not entirely unexpected.

While the German government continues its move towards renewable energies, a recent report shows that the danger of a large-scale blackout is not only greater than ever, but that the German public is completely unprepared to deal with such a scenario.

An EU official defended the decision to include natural gas and nuclear energy, telling journalists: “We have taken a realistic and pragmatic approach to the inclusion of nuclear and gas in the taxonomy.”

Many EU countries support a green designation for nuclear power. France has made nuclear energy the pillar of carbon-neutral energy production, and Czechia and Hungary also rely heavily on nuclear energy. Germany opposes this, but approves of a green label for natural gas as a transition energy.

While France works on the coalition of pro-nuclear energy countries, Germany forms its anti-nuclear alliance.

Emmanuel Macron announced the plan to build new nuclear reactors.

“We don’t want nuclear energy, we don’t consider it sustainable, and we don’t want the EU to support it either,” German minister told newspapers.

Ten EU states, among them France, Hungary, Finland and Slovakia give support to nuclear energy.