Mairead McGuinness

European Union lawmakers voted on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from the EU’s executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups and now looks set to trigger legal challenges.

European lawmakers will decide on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, whether fossil gas and nuclear energies can be included in the EU’s list of sustainable activities, in a cliff−edge vote targeting climate change but heavily influenced by the war in Ukraine.