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The Climate Debate Over Nuclear Energy Is Splitting the EU

Hi, everyone. I’m Dave Keating, bringing you this week’s Europe Decoder newsletter from Brussels, where the European Union’s member states are locked in some heated debates about Europe’s energy future. The discussions involve about 10 different pieces of legislation, but they center on one fundamental question: Should the EU be technologically neutral about how it meets its climate targets?

“Technological neutrality” is a phrase that industry lobbyists have pushed for years in Brussels when discussing climate legislation. It means the EU should focus on emission reduction targets, without favoring any particular technology for achieving them. But lately, it’s come to be adopted with just as much enthusiasm by EU leaders themselves.

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