This week, the 27th annual climate conference of the United Nations the COP27 begins under the presidency of Egypt. The "African COP", as the developing countries refer to the conference, faces serious challenges: it must simultaneously increase the ambition to reduce...
Searching for sustainable energy solutions in Finland and Hungary
FinnAgora, the Green Policy Center and ConnectingFinland are organising a high-level seminar on Municipalities and Climate Change on Thursday 3 November at 14:00-17:00 hrs. The event aims to look at best practices from Finland and Hungary, and to discuss the...
Net Zero Banking – a new project to support the transition of the Hungarian banking sector to climate neutrality
The Green Policy Center is launching a new project in order to promote the gradual climate-neutralization of the portfolios of Hungarian banks, both by introducing banks to climate-neutral banking options on the supply side, and by increasing social awareness on the...
Technical consultations with political undertones – assessment of the 2022 UN Bonn Climate Conference
Although the recent UN Bonn Climate Change Conference was to be held at a technical level, the negotiating parties were unable to circumvent the major political issues of emissions reduction, financing, and loss and damage. Thus, although serious discussions have...
Ukraine’s accelerated EU accession from a green perspective
The Russo-Ukrainian war has created a political opportunity for Ukraine to gain admission to the European Union through an accelerated procedure, in contrast to the decades old practice of the past. Apart from the political, economic and security aspects of this...
The effects of climate change on the German parliamentary elections – discussion with Wiebke Winter, member of the National board of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
The 2021 German elections has shown that being conservative means conserving the values of our planet, so people still want to vote for conservative parties while taking a stand on climate protection, said Wiebke Winter, board member of the German Christian Democratic...
Finnovation Conference on Circular and Low-Carbon Economy
The Finnish Institute in Hungary, FinnAgora and Green Policy Center will organize the Finnovation Conference on Circular and Low-Carbon Economy on Friday, 3 December from 9-12 online. The purpose of the event is to provide a concise picture of the challenges and...
Evaluation of the COP26 Glasgow Climate Conference – meeting and not meeting expectations at the same time
The COP26 in Glasgow did almost everything it could, but in the same time it didn’t. This is a short summary of the outcome of the 26th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the COP26 in short. We at the Green...
Climate ambition beyond emission numbers: Taking stock of progress by looking inside countries and sectors
We invite you to participate in the event “Climate ambition beyond emission numbers: an inside look from countries and sectors”, organized by IDDRI on September 9th 2pm-4pm CET, where the Green Policy Center has contributed to the description of climate ambition in...
Carbon neutrality in the Energy Community – Drivers and policy proposals
While a growing number of countries announce their 2050 climate neutrality pledges and Contracting Parties of the Western Balkans have already committed to this target by the adoption of the Sofia Declaration, concrete long-term plans of action are still to be made. A...
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