France steals the spotlight Spain on the second day Informal Council of Ministers of Energy and Climate which is celebrated valladolid by holding a meeting with pro-nuclear countries to “reboot” this technology like Another option on the way to decarbonization At the meeting chaired by the French Minister of Ecological Transition of the European Union, Agnes Pannier-Runcherthe eleven countries of the ‘nuclear alliance’ and Sweden we signed evident advocating the use of nuclear energy in the energy transition and asking the European Commission to take this into account in its “future texts”.
The nuclear alliance, created at the initiative of the French in February of this year, consists of eleven countries that complement each other. Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Finland, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Together with Sweden, they signed a roadmap called ‘A new strategy for the European Union on the use of nuclear energy’, calling for the recognition of the ‘vital role’ of nuclear energy and underlining its ‘principle’. as well as “technological neutrality” sovereign right of member states Identify your “energy mix”.
At this point, countries demand that this right be reflected in “European policies”. And the focus is straight European Commission they demand a “clear way” to “reflect adequately” the role of nuclear energy in all your communications and proposals“. Thus, they add, ” future EU texts setting targets for climate, energy and related policies focus on targets in terms of greenhouse gas emissionstexts on energy resources and technical approaches should focus on accelerating the transition. loosen restrictions And relying on all decarbonized options available”.
“Together with the member states of the Nuclear Alliance, we have presented to the European Commission a proposed roadmap to successfully restart nuclear power in Europe. We do lots of suggestions aimed at helping french and european they can Benefit “Take full advantage of this low-carbon, competitive and essential energy source to meet our climate goals.” Agnes Pannier-Runcher.
ready at the meeting Belgium and Italy as an observer but without participating in discussion or signing, and as the third vice president and minister for the Ecological Transition, Teresa RiberaIn his role as “deal facilitator” as leader Recommendation, as confirmed by Ribera itself. “Our obligation is to understand well how we can act to fulfill our role. deal facilitator always respect the main principles. We should not take measures that put us at risk. domestic market risk Nor are they measures to endanger. feasibility of decarbionization targets“Ribera defended.
The vice president of Spain is one of the most important names. vilifiers In Europe, the French intention to equate nuclear power with renewable energy on the path to decarbonizing the continent. But he had to listen to pro-nuclear countries during the meeting. nuclear technologies and renewable energy They are “complementary” to the achievement of the Union’s climate and energy security objectives and must therefore be “an integral part of the European energy transition”.
Ministers and high-level representatives of pro-nuclear countries insisted that nuclear energy is necessary for the world. stability and durability of the electrical network and put it on the table contention Open electricity market reformcontinues within the Council, insisting on its implementation for electricity from nuclear sources, as suggested by France when it wanted to include this technology in contracts for differences (CfD). This, along with Poland’s defense of coal, is one of the main points of friction in the text.
In parallel with this, literally (they were also planned), nuclear meetings were held, consisting of other countries. pro-renewable they attended According to knowledgeable sources, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Greece, Malta, Denmark, Estonia, Portugal, Netherlands, Latvia, Slovenia, Ireland, Belgium, As well as Ribera as the representative of the country holding the presidency of the Council. energy commissioner kadri simsonAccording to knowledgeable sources, there was a moment in each of the meetings.