Seoul to revise green taxonomy to include small module reactors
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Minister of Environment Han Jeoung-ae in a press conference on Tuesday suggested the possibility of including SMRs in the country’s green taxonomy, under which sectors that are labeled as green can raise funds with low interest through green bond issues.
On Dec. 29, the Korean environment introduced the green taxonomy for the country. The guideline for green investment ranged from liquified natural gas power generation to blue hydrogen, while excluding nuclear power plants including SMR. The decision to exclude nuclear reactors, however, raised concerns for high financing cost, thus making the country’s related exports more expensive.
Criticism has grown stronger after the EU on Jan. 2 announced to include SMR in its green taxonomy. Among the global economies that have set up a green taxonomy, Korea is the only state which has omitted nuclear power. The EU will finalize its green taxonomy in three to four months.
The Korean environment ministry aims to revise the country’s green taxonomy by the end of this year after reviewing guidelines of the EU and others.
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