Hungary’s GDP per capita almost quadrupled over the past 30 years while at the same time the country cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent and energy consumption by...
President Áder told public radio that a third of the Earth’s population receives their protein supplies from the oceans.
In his latest environmental Blue Planet podcast, the president said the clothing industry is one of the most water-intensive and polluting sectors.
The Hungarian government is increasing public transportation in Budapest with the purchase of 60 new buses.
The president said the region should devote at least as much attention to preserving the quality of its waters as it does to the development of its man-made infrastructure.
President János Áder warned of further crises to come unless humanity radically changes the way it influences the environment.
President Áder said that despite previous promises by Romania and Ukraine, the flooded rivers flowing into eastern Hungary continue to bring large amounts of waste.
The government will take steps to clean rivers and protect Hungary’s waters from pollution from abroad, and ten new trees will be planted for every new-born in the country.
President Áder said climate change is a matter that affects us all and urged a consensus on the topic.
The President said this requires, among other things, the decarbonization of almost 100 percent of the power generation industry, improving the energy efficiency of buildings, a higher utilization of thermal energy, phasing out coal and significantly reducing emissions in the transport sector.
Regional councils are taking steps to introduce green buses to Hungary's public transport system.
144 liters of water are wasted with every car wash, a problem Greenline-founder Árpád Maróti is determined to tackle.
Sziget Festival 2019 will continue to pay special attention to environmental protection and peace during the seven-day long event in August