Hungary takes the lead in Central Eastern Europe to join the European Battery industry’s goals to secure a successful green transition within the automotive and energy sector with a strong battery industry in order to achieve the national as well as the European climate-goals. The Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology in cooperation with EIT […]
Cooperation between the department store chain Aldi and the E.ON Hungária Group has come to another milestone: the 100th e-charger opened at the chain's stores in Hungary. Aldi has opened electric car chargers at another 18 of its stores in cooperation with the E.On Hungária Group as part of the network of 147 chargers planned […]
The 'Let's Clean the Country' program has started in the area of the Bükk National Park Directorate in Mezőcsát in NE Hungary with tens of cubic meters of illegally dumped garbage collected and transported on the outskirts of the village. The program aims to eliminate illegal landfills between 2020 and 2022 support the prevention of […]
The Judas tree in Mélykút, S Hungary was elected as the Tree of the Year in Hungary this year in an online voting held by the the Ökotárs ('Eco companion') Foundation. Ökotárs has been organizing the Hungarian Tree of the Year contest since 2010. They are are searching for the most lovable tree, a tree with […]
Demand for food rebounded during the epidemic. The number of online purchases increased by 15% in the first quarter*, but due to increased consumption, unfortunately, more household waste and wasted food may end up in the trash. While there is more and more talk about a sustainable lifestyle, sustainable transport, many still do not rethink […]
The government would replace half of the existing bus fleet with electric ones. This will also play a role in making Hungary climate-neutral by 2050. The Hungarian Minister of Innovation and Technology, László Palkovics is of the view that over the next ten years, half of the city bus fleet can be replaced with low-carbon […]
On the occasion of International Biodiesel Day, the Hungarian Oil and Gas company MOL once again draws attention to environmental awareness and the environmentally friendly disposal of used cooking oil. The company launched its used cooking oil collection program in 2011, which has collected more than 1,900 tons of used cooking oil in recent years, […]
The product range of Interspar hypermarkets has been expanded with environmentally friendly sandwich packers and food containers. The company aims to help households reduce plastic waste. The new features in Interspar hypermarkets include the BPA-free, vegan, machine-washable Snack'n'Go food bag and the Boc'n'Roll washable sandwich wrapper. The company said in a statement that both could […]
By implementing its Green Program, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) wishes to contribute to reducing risks related to climate change and other environmental issues and to raising the volume of green market financing in Hungary. Following the measures already taken in the banking sector, the Bank says it will start introducing green finances in […]
The field of the 8th PET Cup started out on Monday. The crew of the boats made of recycled materials participating in the competition are expected to free the section of the Tisza between Záhony and Tokaj from several tons of river waste in the next week. Attila Dávid Molnár, the president of the Természetfilm.hu […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) extended its Green Preferential Capital Requirement Program that does not only recognize discounts for interest rates but also for fees in the future, which provides incentives to introduce additional mortgage loans for energy efficiency purposes. The program is extended by one year, until the end of 2024. An MNB […]
Activists have placed a fish-shaped installation of Greenpeace Hungary on the Great Beach of Siófok to encourage the recycling of plastic waste. The 'Big Fish' is an empty statue made of metal mesh into which anyone can throw empty plastic bottles and glasses, thus breaking up the fish with recyclable plastic waste. Through the action, […]
The second quarter production report by the Hungarian geothermal energy firm PannErgy says the company pays special attention to climate change issues with its renewable energy projects. Hungary has set the objective of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, while the rate of renewable energy in gross […]
Specialists and volunteers collected plastic waste and created mini pontoons from it along the River Tisza in eastern Hungary. The villages and sights of the Tisza are separated from the water by dams and dense floodplain forests, there is hardly a mooring place, there is rarely an information board, so there was a need for […]
Leading domestic companies from several industries demonstrated their good examples and commitments, thereby encouraging domestic companies to make similar ambitious commitments towards a carbon-neutral economy at the online ‘Race to Zero Carbon’ event held this Thursday. The purpose of the event, organized by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH), the British Embassy, […]
