VIDEO: Protest against new battery plant in Hungary
Opposition LMP on Friday protested against a new battery plant planned in Nyíregyháza, in northeast Hungary, and said that locals should be asked whether they wanted to live near such facilities.
Party co-leader Erzsébet Schmuck told a press conference in the city, where Chinese Sunwoda has announced to build a plant with a 580 billion forint (EUR 1.5bn) investment, that representative surveys had shown that two-thirds of Hungarians do not want new battery plants.
Already existing plants can satisfy domestic demand, and so new ones would not contribute to a “cleaner” Hungary but would take their products to the international markets, she said. Battery manufacturing is one of the most water and energy consuming sectors of e-mobility, and one of the most polluting ones, she said. Hungary’s natural resources should rather be put to use in agriculture, especially amid accelerating climate change, she said.
Here is the video:
Hungary is to become a battery making superpower. But is that good for the country? HERE you may read our article.
please make a donation here
Hot news
Tourists and immigrants revitalise Budapest’s iconic region as 1/5th of shops change
Top Hungary news: Festive trains, Wizz passengers stuck in Belgium, minimum wage increase, lego tram — 21 November, 2024
Hungary stands firm on Russian energy: FM Szijjártó defends sovereignty amid EU criticism
Wizz Air flight delayed for 18 hours: Passengers stuck in Brussels airport
Official: Minimum wage in Hungary to rise in 2025
Hop on a festive train to Vienna and Zagreb’s Christmas markets with MÁV!
1 Comment
She is right, but this government is not interested in the well-being of the Hungarians.