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Participation in International Car-Free Day for Cities (In town without my car!) & European Mobility Week
Participating cities in the "In town without my car!" event (held each 22 September since 1998), present their urban centres in a different light for one day by restricting motorised traffic in certain areas, encouraging the use of sustainable modes of transport and raising awareness for the environmental impacts of citizens modal choice. There were 47 participating cities and towns in Hungary in 2003.
Many of the same cities also conduct events on sustainable mobility as part of the associated week-long European Mobility Week. There were 7 participating cities and towns in Hungary in 2003. -
The Green Investment Fund
…in Hungarian) has operated since 2009, and also in 2014 with actually variable sources which mainly based on governmental income from carbon dioxide quota sales.
In 2014 the Green Investment Fund (ZFR in Hungarian) was established (by Act CCXXX of 2013 law on the central budget for 2014) and this will operate continuously in the future based on the budget law. The ZFR also gives supports for more nationally programs, but it has a range of complex tasks Ministry of National Development Decree 69/2013. (XI. 28.) about the utilization of appropriations of the Green Economy Financial System. Hungary… -
PHARE EEFS Preferential Loans for Energy Efficiency Investments
…by one of the two Hungarian commercial banks. The scheme functions as a preferential credit scheme where the interest on the PHARE share is zero while the share of the international financial institutions (i.e. EIB) and/or that of the Hungarian banks bears a market interest. The loans are offered by the two commercial banks and the Energy Centre is responsible for the project evaluation and co-ordination. The interest free component of the loans paid up to 2006 totals EUR 7.5 million. After the ending of the system's operation, in 2008, Hungary may use the sums…
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Széchenyi Plan
…for renewable energy projects through application for a onetime grant aid programme. This plan supported up to 30% of investment costs in renewable energy, with the upper limit differing depending on the type and purpose of the project.
In 2000, HUF 350 million (approximately US$ 1.5 million) was available for competitive applications, to increase the use of any renewable sources of energy. The grant could not exceed HUF 35 million (approximately US$ 160 000), unless justified.
By the end of 2003, the Széchenyi Plan was integrated into the National Development Program, coordinating EU pre-accession financial support for Hungary. -
Excise tax exemption for biofuels
…4.4% of biodiesel blended into diesel.
Fuel distribution companies not complying with the 4.4% requirement will have an extra tax burden of HUF 8 per litre of fuel at the wholesale level. In addition, as of 1 January 2007 the bioethanol component of fuel E85 (defined as containing at least 70% bioethanol) is exempt from excise duty.
The excise reduction has been enacted as part of the government of Hungary’s decision in 2006 setting a target of achieving 5.75% of biofuels as a proportion of the energy content of total fuel consumption for transport by 2010. -
Global Methane Tracker 2025 Overcoming barriers to abatement
There are gaps in financing, data and capacity Tackling methane emissions from fossil fuel operations represents one of the fastest and lowest-cost opportunities to reduce greenhouse emissions globally. Almost all the available methane abatement measures across the energy sector would be cost-effective to deploy in the presence of a greenhouse gas emissions price of about USD 20/tCO2‑eq. Several factors explain why methane emission reduction measures have not been deployed more widely. For example, companies could be unaware of the scale of the problem or the available solutions. There may be higher-profile opportunities competing for investment resources, or…
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Gas Market Lessons from the 2022-2023 Energy Crisis Introduction
Over the course of 2022 and 2023, the largest natural gas supply shock in history unfolded, developing from seemingly regional dynamics into a global shockwave in gas and wider energy markets. The crisis has yet to be entirely resolved in the 3 years that have since passed. However, the post-crisis gas market paradigm has started to emerge, making it possible to draw lessons from the most acute phase of the crisis that can be transposed from one region or market to another, or that can be achieved through collective action across the wider gas market. While gas dependency can…
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Energy Management for Industry Executive summary
Energy management programmes help achieve efficiency targets and meet policy objectives Recent global upheavals and uncertainties are putting increasing pressure on businesses around the world. This is prompting governments to look more and more to energy efficiency to promote industrial competitiveness, increase resilience of businesses, protect jobs, reduce strain on grids, and enhance energy security. Providing government-led energy management programmes or policy packages for industry is one of the quickest and most cost-effective ways of ensuring fast and continual energy efficiency implementation. By encouraging and supporting companies to adopt energy management, governments can help ensure energy demand reductions…
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Sophie Hermans
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth.
