BEUC, BirdLife, ECOS, T&E and WWF leave the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance. NGOs claim the European Commission has interfered politically in the group, and acted against evidence despite its legal obligation to follow science-based advice.
Five environmental and consumer NGOs have left the Platform on Sustainable Finance, the European Commission’s expert group mandated to develop technical recommendations for the EU Taxonomy.
Civil society groups argue that the Commission has interfered politically in the Platform’s work. NGOs also denounce that the Commission has repeatedly ignored the expert group’s recommendations, particularly on forestry, bioenergy, gas-fired power and nuclear power, without providing any sound scientific justification for these decisions.
The Commission is legally bound to justify the Taxonomy criteria based on ‘conclusive scientific evidence’. However, Brussels has chosen to ignore science and listen to industry lobby groups for several critical sectors.
NGOs walk out of expert Taxonomy group over lack of independence
Five environmental and consumer NGOs have left the Platform on Sustainable Finance, the European Commission’s expert group mandated to develop technical recommendations for the EU Taxonomy.
Civil society groups argue that the Commission has interfered politically in the Platform’s work. NGOs also denounce that the Commission has repeatedly ignored the expert group’s recommendations, particularly on forestry, bioenergy, gas-fired power and nuclear power, without providing any sound scientific justification for these decisions.
The Commission is legally bound to justify the Taxonomy criteria based on ‘conclusive scientific evidence’. However, Brussels has chosen to ignore science and listen to industry lobby groups for several critical sectors.
NGOs walk out of expert Taxonomy group over lack of independence
