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Fury as EU moves ahead with plans to label gas and nuclear as green

Brussels faces backlash and charges of greenwashing after publishing draft proposals on New Years Eve

'Under the draft, gas could only be classed as a “sustainable investment” if “the same energy capacity cannot be generated with renewable sources” and plans are in place to switch to renewables or “low carbon gases” by a specific date. Nuclear power could only be included if a project demonstrated it had a plan to deal with radioactive waste.'

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