{"id":1541669,"date":"2022-07-06T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T18:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541669"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:50:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T18:50:54","slug":"european-union-classifies-gas-and-nuclear-as-green-amid-energy-price-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-classifies-gas-and-nuclear-as-green-amid-energy-price-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union Classifies Gas and Nuclear as \u2018Green\u2019 Amid Energy Price Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-union-classifies-gas-and-nuclear-as-green-amid-energy-price-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The European Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/press-room\/20220701IPR34365\/taxonomy-meps-do-not-object-to-inclusion-of-gas-and-nuclear-activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> on Wednesday to categorize nuclear power and gas as environmentally sustainable amid a record energy price surge.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a 328-278 vote,\u00a0the European Commission survived an attempt by the\u00a0EU Parliament\u00a0to block its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=PI_COM%3AC%282022%29631&#038;qid=1647359214328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri%3DPI_COM%253AC%25282022%2529631%26qid%3D1647359214328&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1657218522266000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0kQw6lOyD9V_biUueNiZ7V\">designation<\/a>\u00a0of nuclear energy and gas production &#8220;as transitional activities contributing to climate change mitigation.&#8221;\u00a0The move will likely increase investment, but gas producers must follow emission guidelines to be eligible.<\/div>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/why-gas-prices-expensive-11646767172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">point<\/a> to disruptions in the energy market brought by the war in Ukraine as a factor behind climbing fuel costs. While the European Union has opted to expand development of alternative forms of energy, President Joe Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-economic-adviser-americans-need-to-pay-more-for-gas-to-defend-liberal-world-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> Americans to endure high gas prices for &#8220;as long as it takes&#8221; to defend against Russia&#8217;s invasion. Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-plans-record-oil-reserve-release-after-failing-twice-to-lower-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> some oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and canceled other large domestic gas opportunities. Much of the strategic reserve oil has gone to other nations in an effort to wean them off Russian gas.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. gas prices peaked in June at more than $5 per gallon, the highest recorded national average <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> AAA.<\/p>\n<p>The change in policy was opposed primarily by center-left and left-wing members of the EU Parliament. Many argued the shift would make the European Union more dependent on Russia. But embracing nuclear power may help decouple European nations from the Russian energy market. Many German officials have expressed regret over the country\u2019s pivot away from nuclear power, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jun\/02\/germany-dependence-russian-energy-gas-oil-nord-stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lamenting<\/a> that they have become more dependent on Putin as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have long hailed nuclear power and natural gas as environmentally friendly and economically feasible ways to provide power, as carbon emissions from nuclear power are particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/energyexplained\/nuclear\/nuclear-power-and-the-environment.php#:~:text=Nuclear%20power%20reactors%20do%20not,or%20carbon%20dioxide%20while%20operating.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negligible<\/a>. Greenpeace, a liberal nonprofit which has historically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/planet-gore\/dj-greenpeace-ed-craig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fought<\/a> nuclear and gas power, promised to pursue litigation over the policy change. Celebrity climate activist and former truant Greta Thunberg <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GretaThunberg\/status\/1544637147646509057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposed<\/a> the European Union&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to categorize nuclear power and gas as environmentally sustainable amid a record energy price surge. 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