The Blue Planet Foundation Supports Sustainability Startups The Blue Planet Foundation's ".wave" program supports startups promoting environmental sustainability with advice, mentoring, and networking opportunities. The second round... 2022.12.06.
More Must Be Done to Meet Climate Targets, Urges Former President The world is further away from reaching climate targets than it was seven years ago, former President János Áder said... 2022.11.16.
Human’s Ought to Help Nature’s “Carbon Sink” The ability of the land and oceans to absorb carbon dioxide is variable, so emissions from fossil fuels need to... 2022.10.17.
Index Op-Ed: The Sword of Damocles Hangs over Combustion Engines in the EU The European Union's objective is to become carbon neutral by 2050 to curb the negative effects of climate change. This... 2022.07.19.
Foreign Minister Calls Carbon Tax ‘Insane Idea’ Hungary's Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, has called the proposed EU carbon tax on drivers of conventional cars "insane." After a... 2022.06.10.
In Line with the Hungarian Goverment’s Original Stance, EP Rejects Climate Tax Proposal In a surprise vote, the majority of the members of the European Parliament on Wednesday rejected proposals to extend the... 2022.06.09.
Lake Balaton Water Level Concerningly Low but Not Yet Critical After long months of drought, it finally rained in the second half of April in Hungary, but water levels in... 2022.05.20.
Budapest Residents Join Global Fridays for Future Climate Protests Climate protesters in Budapest joined others in over 700 cities across the world on Friday to take part in the... 2022.03.26.
A Third of Frosty Days Have Disappeared in Hungary in 120 Years The number of frosty days in Hungary has fallen by a third in the past 120 years due to climate... 2022.01.11.
Over 70,000 Participate in Consultation on Environmental Protection More than 70,000 Hungarians took part in an online consultation on environmental protection launched by the government last year, the... 2022.01.05.
LMP Pledges to Set up ‘Green Ministry’ The opposition LMP party on Wednesday pledged to set up a "green ministry" and to stop environmental destruction should the... 2021.12.29.
Foreign Minister at Planet 2021: Budapest Global Hub of Environmental Protection Hungary can be proud of its performance in climate protection, one of the great global challenges besides the coronavirus pandemic... 2021.12.01.
Planet 2021: President Áder Calls for Global Action Through Local Measures The world must take action "globally as well as locally", President János Áder said at the Planet Budapest 2021 sustainability... 2021.11.30.
Áder at Planet 2021: ‘Everyone must bear responsibility for the future’ The Planet Budapest 2021 Sustainability Expo and Summit got under way at the Hungexpo in Budapest on Monday evening, with... 2021.11.30.
LMP Pledges Annual HUF 300 Billion for Home Insulation Support LMP will earmark an annual 300 billion forints (EUR 816m) to insulate residential buildings if it comes to power, the... 2021.11.29.
Hungary Aims for 2050 Carbon Neutrality with Nuclear and Solar Energy People like renewable energy, and they want more of it, Péter Kaderják told the Friends of Hungary Foundation's Hungary at... 2021.11.24.
Áder Calls for Curbing Transport Emissions Transport emissions have grown significantly in the European Union and Hungary over the past 30 years even as total carbon... 2021.11.22.
V4 Countries Back Nuclear Energy for Climate Protection in Joint Statement The Visegrad Group (V4) countries have signed a joint declaration that achieving climate goals cannot happen without nuclear energy, according... 2021.11.19.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay and LMP Sign Joint Statement on Green Policy Goals Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition alliance's prime ministerial candidate, and Máté Kanász-Nagy, co-leader of opposition green party LMP, on Tuesday signed... 2021.11.17.
President under Fire for Taking Private Jet to UN Climate Change Conference President János Áder took the Defense Ministry's private jet to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, which generated... 2021.11.11.
President Áder Calls for Sustainability in Large Cities Sustainable cities require dedicated city leaders and good ideas, President János Áder said in an interview to public radio on... 2021.11.10.
