EU aims to deploy Europeโ€™s first small nuclear reactor โ€˜by 2030โ€™

Small modular reactors (SMRs) will be partly relied upon to meet the EU’s 2040 climate objectives, with an industrial alliance to be launched shortly and the first reactors deployed “by 2030”, the European Commission announced on Tuesday (6 February).

EU Commission backtracks on agricultural emissions cuts

In its 2040 climate roadmap, the EU executive dropped a reference to the possibility for agriculture to reduce non-CO2 emissions by at least 30% in 25 years, amid farmersโ€™ protests over the blocโ€™s green policies.ย