German and Austrian envoys comment at COP26

Five European Union countries on Thursday pushed back against efforts to define nuclear energy as a climate-friendly technology in the 27-nation bloc. The declaration made on the sidelines of the UN climate conference in Glasgow was backed by Austria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg and Portugal. "Nuclear power cannot be a solution in the climate crisis," German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said.

She argued that nuclear power was too risky, too slow and not sustainable. Likewise, Austria's environment minister who took part in the joint press conference, said she is preparing for another day or two of tough negotiations at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, that is officially scheduled to wrap on Friday evening.