Nuclear Energy and the Green Transition

For decades, nuclear energy has occupied an uneasy and deeply politicised position in energy policy frameworks, and has often been shunned by investors.

In light of ever more ambitious climate targets and the announcement of the EU Joint Research Centre’s Assessment of Nuclear Energy as a clean and safe alternative, EU policymakers are widely expected to label nuclear energy a green investment under the EU’s green finance Taxonomy. Its potential implications could signal a defining shift in the role of nuclear energy in investment frameworks, and therefore the green transition more broadly.