Of the MEPs present in Strasbourg on Wednesday, 328 voted in favor of the so-called taxonomy presented by the EU Commission, 278 against and 33 abstained. The regulation should therefore come into force at the beginning of 2023. In this case, Austria had already announced that it would take legal action before the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
The result of the vote was considered open. The majority of the Greens, Social Democrats and Left Party indicated that they wanted to vote against it. The conservative EPP was divided. Austria’s MEPs announced their cross-party opposition to the taxonomy.
With the taxonomy, the EU Commission wants to determine which financial investments will be considered climate-friendly in the future. This should help mobilize the billions needed for climate change and pave the way for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050.
Source: Nachrichten
