IEA chief calls for 'serious self-criticism' among EU's nuclear opponents

EU member states opposed to nuclear energy "will have to sit down and do some serious self-criticism" once the Ukraine war is over, said Fatih Birol, the director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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"When the dust settles from this crisis of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I think European governments - especially some of them - will have to sit down and do some serious self-criticism of their energy policies," said Birol, targeting member states who oppose nuclear. [[EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA]]

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