'Institutional greenwashing': MEPs back 'green' investment labels for fossil gas and nuclear projects

Michael Holder
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Green groups threaten legal action after EU Parliament votes to retain fossil gas and nuclear projects in green finance labelling system

The European Parliament has today backed the classification of fossil gas and nuclear power projects as 'green' investments in the EU's sustainable finance labelling system, in a controversial vote that...

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