Index – Economy – László Palkovics: Hungary also performs well in climate protection
He recalled that Hungary was the first in the region to legislate its goal of climate neutrality, to achieve complete climate neutrality by 2050.
According to KPMG, in a KPMG study, the country ranks 13th in terms of measures taken to reduce CO2 emissions and is one of the top 5 countries in terms of precision. in the field of climate neutrality.
The Minister of Innovation and Technology added that
By 2030, more than 90 percent of electricity generation would be carbon-free, commensurate with nuclear power and rapidly evolving solar capacity.
In his presentation, the Minister pointed out that the global automotive industry is prioritizing technological developments that address the issue of battery-powered vehicles, among other options.
In addition to the traditional drive, the major car manufacturer in Hungary will also display electric power in the coming period.
The future belongs to emission-free buses
László Palkovics explained that the greening of transport was a priority in climate policy, and the increase in the share of electromobility and various alternative energy sources was identified in the strategy.
He reminded that from 2022 only emission-free buses can be put into operation in the settlements, and they also support the purchase of electric bicycles.
The minister classified the achievements in the field of electromobility as supporting the acquisition of equipment with more than HUF 20 billion since 2016, which is a growing catch, a HUF 50 billion green bus procurement is being announced, MTI announced.
Speaking about the Green Bus Program, the minister said the goal was set to
within ten years, the entire Hungarian bus will be replaced and this program will be linked to domestic industrial development.
According to the plans, a bus exchange support for 350 units will soon be available for settlements with less than 25,000 inhabitants, said László Palkovics.
The budget is HUF 50 billion
Balázs Weingartner, President and CEO of HUMDA Hungarian Automobile Motorsport and Green Mobility Development Agency Ltd., told MTI that a tender for the purchase of about 350 green buses and chargers from the European Recovery Fund will be issued to the 25,000 inhabitants with a budget of HUF 50 billion to larger settlements.
A demonstration project is already in place in settlements with less than 25,000 inhabitants, and it is expected that HUMDA will announce the end of April so that these settlements can also apply together with Volánbus.
In the first round, a budget of HUF 1 billion will be allocated for this purpose, and depending on the development of the appearance, it will be possible to propose an expansion of the budget.
In addition, the application support study will be extended to hydrogen-powered buses, he added to the president and CEO.