As announced by Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens), a lawsuit against the taxonomy regulation was filed with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday shortly before the deadline on Monday. The “Kurier” reported online yesterday. Luxembourg wants to join the lawsuit.
As part of the taxonomy regulation, the EU Commission classified gas and nuclear as “sustainable”. With the taxonomy, she wants to determine which financial investments will be considered climate-friendly in the future. This should help to mobilize the billions needed for the climate transition and pave the way for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050.
Gewessler criticized the EU Commission’s taxonomy decision as a “greenwashing program for nuclear energy and fossil natural gas”. The Commission fulfills “above all the wishes of the nuclear lobby”.
In the lawsuit, Austria relies on a report by international experts, according to which nuclear power is not sustainable. However, lawyers do not consider it particularly realistic that Austria will get through this line of argument before the ECJ. Austria also regards the regulation presented by the EU Commission as legally wrong.
Source: Nachrichten
