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dc.contributor.authorABOUSAHL Saiden_GB
dc.contributor.authorCARBOL Paulen_GB
dc.contributor.authorFARRAR Brianen_GB
dc.contributor.authorGERBELOVA Hanaen_GB
dc.contributor.authorKONINGS Rudyen_GB
dc.contributor.authorLUBOMIROVA Katiaen_GB
dc.contributor.authorMARTIN RAMOS Manuelen_GB
dc.contributor.authorMATUZAS Vaidasen_GB
dc.contributor.authorNILSSON Karl-Fredriken_GB
dc.contributor.authorPEERANI Paoloen_GB
dc.contributor.authorPEINADOR VEIRA Miguelen_GB
dc.contributor.authorRONDINELLA Vincenzoen_GB
dc.contributor.authorVAN KALLEVEEN Alexandraen_GB
dc.contributor.authorVAN WINCKEL Stefaanen_GB
dc.contributor.authorVEGH Janosen_GB
dc.contributor.authorWASTIN Francken_GB
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-17en_GB
dc.date.available2021-08-17en_GB
dc.date.created2021-07-20en_GB
dc.date.issued2021en_GB
dc.date.submitted2021-07-15en_GB
dc.description.abstractTackling climate change is an urgent challenge. It calls for the EU to step up its action to show global leadership by becoming climate- neutral by 2050, covering all sectors of the economy and compensating, by 2050, not only any remaining CO2 but also any other remaining greenhouse gas emissions, as set out in the Communication ‘A Clean Planet for all – A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy’ and as confirmed by the ‘European Green Deal’ Communication.
To complement the existing policy framework, several European Green Deal Initiatives have been adopted and other initiatives are under preparation. Among the adopted initiatives is the
the Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (the ‘Taxonomy Regulation’) on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment which provides appropriate definitions to companies and investors on which economic activities can be considered environmentally sustainable
Inclusion or exclusion of nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy was a debated subject throughout the negotiations on the Taxonomy Regulation. While there are indirect references in the regulation to the issue of nuclear energy (including on waste), co-legislators ultimately left the assessment of nuclear energy to the Commission as part of its work on the delegated acts establishing the technical screening criteria.
The Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG), which was tasked with advising the Commission on the technical screening criteria for the climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives, did not provide a conclusive recommendation on nuclear energy and indicated that a further assessment of the ‘do no significant harm’ aspects of nuclear energy was necessary.
As the in-house science and knowledge service of the Commission with extensive technical expertise on nuclear energy and technology, the JRC was invited to carry out such analysis and to draft a technical assessment report on the ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH) aspects of nuclear energy including aspects related to the long-term management of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, consistent with the specifications of Articles 17 and 19 of the Taxonomy Regulation.
This report is the result of that JRC analysis.		en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipJRC.G.9 - Knowledge for Nuclear Safety and Decommissioningen_GB
dc.format.mediumOnlineen_GB
dc.identifier.citationAbousahl, S., Carbol, P., Farrar, B., Gerbelova, H., Konings, R., Lubomirova, K., Martin Ramos, M., Matuzas, V., Nilsson, K., Peerani, P., Peinador Veira, M., Rondinella, V., Van Kalleveen, A., Van Winckel, S., Vegh, J. and Wastin, F., Technical assessment of nuclear energy with respect to the ‘do no significant harm’ criteria of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (‘Taxonomy Regulation’), EUR 30777 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-40538-2, doi:10.2760/207251, JRC125953.en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.2760/665806 (online)en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.2760/207251 (print)en_GB
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-76-40537-5 (online)en_GB
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-76-40538-2 (print)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1831-9424 (online)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1018-5593 (print)en_GB
dc.identifier.otherEUR 30777 ENen_GB
dc.identifier.otherOP KJ-NA-30777-EN-N (online)en_GB
dc.identifier.otherOP KJ-NA-30777-EN-C (print)en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC125953en_GB
dc.languageENGen_GB
dc.publisherPublications Office of the European Unionen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJRC125953en_GB
dc.titleTechnical assessment of nuclear energy with respect to the ‘do no significant harm’ criteria of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (‘Taxonomy Regulation’)en_GB
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