BRUSSELS, March 27 — European Union countries are split over whether to allow nuclear energy to contribute to meeting their renewable energy targets, a dispute threatening to delay one of the EU’s main climate policies.
France is leading a campaign for “low-carbon hydrogen” - the term used to describe hydrogen produced from nuclear energy - to be put on an equal footing with hydrogen made from renewable electricity. At a meeting of EU countries’ ambassadors on Friday, countries doubled down on their existing positions, EU officials said - leaving some doubtful that Wednesday’s negotiations will succeed in finishing the law.Countries are also at odds over other parts of the law, including which types of wood fuel can count as renewable energy.