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The European Union called natural gas and nuclear "green investments" - is either one "green"?

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Matt and Nick discuss the European Union’s decision to call Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas “green.”Is natural gas clean energy? Is natural gas even cleaner than coal? Should nuclear energy truly be considered “sustainable”?The guys talk about natural gas and then break down both sides of the nuclear debate.Source material for today’s episode if you want to read more:EU taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation | European Commission (europa.eu)Europe Labels Nuclear and Natural Gas As Sustainable Investments - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Climate change: EU moves to label nuclear and gas as sustainable despite internal row - BBC NewsNatural gas and the environment - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)Nuclear power and the environment - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)What is nuclear energy and how is nuclear power produced? | EDF (edfenergy.com)Nuclear energy and climate change - World Nuclear Association (world-nuclear.org)

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