Nuclear energy and the European Union: the crucial importance of the Euratom Treaty
Creators
Description
On September 25, 2015, the unanimous delegates of the 193 countries represented in the United Nations General Assembly applauded humanity's adoption of the historic choice of sustainable development, defined as 'meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. It's a far-reaching program, and one which the European Union, as a good student, immediately embraced. The basic idea is to provide financial incentives for economic activities that are compatible with sustainable development, referred to here as 'sustainable activities', so that the others can gradually wither away. It was decided to create a classification, or taxonomy, that would include all sustainable activities [European Parliament and European Council, 2020]. These must meet precise conditions, which will be ensured by technical criteria. A first set of criteria relates to climate protection, while a second guarantees that a sustainable activity does not cause significant damage to the environment (DNSH, Do Not Significant Harm). The definition of these technical criteria was entrusted by the Council (which brings together government representatives) and Parliament to the European Commission. The Commission was to provide this definition by means of delegated acts. These have just been published. It is reasonable to assume that neither the Council nor the European Parliament will significantly question these acts
Abstract (French)
Le 25 septembre 2015, les delegues unanimes des 193 pays representes dans l'Assemblee generale des Nations unies ont applaudi debout l'adoption par l'humanite du choix historique du developpement durable defini comme repondant aux besoins de la generation presente sans compromettre la capacite des generations futures a repondre aux leurs. Vaste programme auquel l'Union europeenne, bonne eleve, s'est immediatement attelee. L'idee de base est de favoriser financierement les activites economiques compatibles avec un developpement durable, designees ici comme 'activites durables', afin de faire deperir progressivement les autres. Il fut decide de creer une classification, donc une taxonomie, ou figurerait l'ensemble des activites durables [Parlement europeen et Conseil europeen, 2020]. Celles-ci doivent remplir des conditions precises dont le respect sera assure par des criteres techniques. Une premiere serie de criteres est liee a la defense du climat, et une seconde garantit qu'une activite durable ne cause pas, par ailleurs, de degats significatifs a l'environnement (criteres relevant de la condition dite DNSH, Do Not Significant Harm). La definition de ces criteres techniques a ete confiee par le Conseil (qui reunit les representants des gouvernements) et le Parlement a la Commission europeenne. Celle-ci devait fournir cette definition par des actes delegues. Ceux-ci viennent d'etre publies. Il est raisonnable de penser que ni le Conseil ni le Parlement europeen ne remettront notablement en cause ces actesAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Nucleaire et Union europeenne: l'importance cruciale du traite Euratom
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revue de l'Energie
- Journal Volume
- 659
- Journal Page Range
- p. 9-11
- ISSN
- 0303-240X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 54092323
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ENVIRONMENT; EURATOM; NUCLEAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAXONOMY
- Descriptors DEC
- EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POWER; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Optional Information
- Notes
- 7 refs.