Here is when Hungary could be climate neutral

The opposition LMP is submitting an amendment proposal to parliament to tighten the targets in Hungary’s climate law, as the government’s policy has “failed”, party board member Örs Tetlák said on Tuesday.

Under the proposal, greenhouse gas emissions would be cut by 60% by 2030, instead of the currently targeted 40%, Tetlák told a press conference. Energy consumption would be cut by 25% and the ratio of sustainable energy sources would be raised by 40% from 21% by the same year, he said.

That way, Hungary could be climate neutral by 2045 rather than 2050, he said.

Tetlák, the deputy mayor of Érd near Budapest, also called for a government-subsidised programme to insulate homes with a view of cutting utility and energy consumption. With an investment of 600 billion forints (EUR 1.6bn), at least 100,000 households could be insulated a year, he said.

Tetlák called for banning further battery plants and ending the government’s “car-centered policy”. Further, water management should see a fundamental reform and made independent from the government, and large farmlands should be replaced with small family farms using soil-friendly methods, he said.

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