environment

30/11/2016

President Áder: Water Panel commits to doubling investments by 2021

Budapest (MTI) – The development banks party to the High Level Panel on Water (HLPW) have made a pledge to double the amount to be spent […]
29/11/2016

Water Summit in Budapest – Economy minister meets leaders of world orgs

Budapest (MTI) – Economy Minister Mihály Varga met senior officials of several global organisations and institutions on the sidelines of the Budapest World Water Summit, which […]
28/11/2016

Water Summit opened in Budapest – UPDATE

Budapest, November 28 (MTI) – Water, the most endangered resource, should be the focal issue in political thinking and action, President János Áder said in his […]
25/11/2016

President Áder: Sea change needed on water management

Budapest, November 25 (MTI) – At the upcoming global meeting in Budapest on water conservation and management, a transformation in attitudes is needed to match the […]
23/11/2016

Hungarian success at the Marrakesh climate summit

Globoport.hu writes that, according to Dr. József Steier, the Marrakesh climate summit was not only about the American presidential election, the fear of Donald Trump, or […]
03/11/2016

Hungary environmental conditions improving, says minister

Budapest, November 3 (MTI) – Hungary’s environmental conditions have improved with the help of increased public awareness of environmental issues, Farm Minister Sándor Fazekas told a […]
02/11/2016

Sensitivity to environmental challenges down among Hungarians – survey

Budapest, November 2 (MTI) – The Hungarian population’s interest in global environmental sustainability and their sensitivity to environmental challenges has declined over the last six years, […]
28/10/2016

80% of Hungarians are fed up with DST

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, a recent survey conducted by szallas.hu shows that four out of five Hungarians would cancel DST, and one out of five doesn’t even know […]
21/10/2016

President Áder vetoes law on windfarms over conflict with renewable energy goals

Budapest, October 21 (MTI) – President János Áder has returned a law tightening conditions for establishing windfarms to parliament, saying that the law is in conflict […]
20/10/2016

Farm minister meets OECD officials over upcoming environmental performance review

Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian farm minister held consultations with OECD officials about the organisation’s third environmental performance review to start at the end of the […]
18/10/2016

Energiaklub, Greenpeace appeal environmental licence of Paks project

Budapest, October 18 (MTI) – Energiaklub and Greenpeace Hungary have submitted an appeal against the environmental licence for the expansion of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant […]
12/10/2016

Áder warns of impending water crisis at FT Water Summit

London, October 12 (MTI) – The world has at most a few decades to prevent a global water crisis, President János Áder said at the Financial […]
11/10/2016

Another big investment – Lake Balaton’s water level to be raised

According to napi.hu, the General Directorate of Water Management announced a public purchase for the reconstruction of the Sió Channel, which needs to be modernised due […]
09/10/2016

Hungarian government sees no room for wind power in energy mix

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s government believes there is no place for wind power in the country’s energy mix, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said in an interview […]
07/10/2016

Hungary among first EU states to ratify Paris climate pact

Budapest, October 7 (MTI) – Hungary was among the first European Union member states to complete internal ratification of the Paris climate agreement and was among […]
30/09/2016

Greenpeace, Energiaklub to appeal Paks environmental protection permit

Budapest, September 30 (MTI) – Greenpeace Hungary and Energiaklub will submit a joint appeal to the authority that has issued an environmental protection permit for the […]
29/09/2016

Áder urges remaining EU member states to ratify Paris climate accord

Budapest, September 28 (MTI) – President János Áder has urged European Union member states that have yet to ratify the Paris climate accord to approve the […]
27/09/2016

Environment ombudsman calls for expanding class action lawsuits

Budapest (MTI) – Marcel Szabó, Hungary’s deputy ombudsman in charge of future generations, has called for expanding the types of lawsuits that can be filed on […]
23/09/2016

Wind power utilisation made impossible in Hungary

A new change of law has made the installation of wind turbines basically impossible in Hungary, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu reports. A series of new regulations now prohibit the installation […]
22/09/2016

Hungarian ‘Green Sahara’ tree-planting initiative in Africa

The planting project aims to establish a 2000 km green area from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Chad. The idea originates from Dr. József Steier, globoport.hu […]