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European Union energy ministers meet in Brussels to debate measures to mitigate the energy crunch in Europe but are divided over a gas price cap proposal slammed by many as a "joke". The proposal, that would set a cap on gas prices at 275 euros per megawatt hour, was unveiled only 2 days ago. IMAGES
Mairead McGuinness, the European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union, says that the European Commission's new label for sustainable finance sets out "how gas and nuclear could make a contribution in the difficult transition to climate neutrality", despite controversy over giving the sustainable finance label to both nuclear power and natural gas. Opponents of gas want to discourage investment in a fossil fuel technology they say only fuels the climate change crisis, while critics of nuclear energy point to the threat posed by accidents and nuclear waste. SOUNDBITE
A Greenpeace activist hangs from the building hosting the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, organised by the IAEA, holding a sign that reads "Nuclear Fairytale." Promoting nuclear energy has been a taboo in Brussels, but the summit is designed to send out the message that it is key to fighting climate change. IMAGES
Leaders pose for a group photo on the first day of the Nuclear Energy Summit, hosted in Brussels, Belgium. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretary General Rafael Grossi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo are among them. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner receive a report on natural gas and heating from the commission that drafted it. IMAGES
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