Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy
by jeroenhd on Thursday July 07, 2022 @11:13AM
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Gas is accepted if it's a replacement for much worse sources of energy such as coal or very old gas plants.
This law basically classifies anything that's better as a green investment. Relatively, it is, of course.
Activists want the EU to only brand renewables as green investments, but doing so would make replacing coal plants by much cleaner gas plants more expensive. Renewables have different characteristics than coal plants, which can operate at night in a storm during droughts, unlike many real green alternatives.
I think we should aim towards a 100% green energy grid with the necessary battery banks to maintain power during difficult weather. However, it'll take us a while to get there.
This law basically classifies anything that's better as a green investment. Relatively, it is, of course.
Activists want the EU to only brand renewables as green investments, but doing so would make replacing coal plants by much cleaner gas plants more expensive. Renewables have different characteristics than coal plants, which can operate at night in a storm during droughts, unlike many real green alternatives.
I think we should aim towards a 100% green energy grid with the necessary battery banks to maintain power during difficult weather. However, it'll take us a while to get there.