372 result(s) for climate change
Sensitivity To Environmental Challenges Down Among Hungarians
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian population’s interest in global environmental sustainability and their sensitivity to environmental challenges has declined over the last six years, a survey by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released on Wednesday shows. Fully 42% of the survey’s respondents showed only a mild interest in environmental sustainability compared with 16% who demonstrated an active interest in ...
Lázár On Wind Power, Rail Network Investments, Armed Forces
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government does not agree with the stance of President János Áder on the issue of wind power generation, and this is why it will resubmit the law that Áder sent back with minor modifications to parliament, government office chief János Lazar told a weekly government briefing.
President Áder Vetoes Law On Windfarms Over Conflict With Renewable Energy Goals
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has returned a law tightening conditions for establishing windfarms to parliament, saying that the law is in conflict with several goals promoting the use of renewable energy. In his justification, Áder said the law did not promote the implementation of the Paris climate accord, went against the government’s 2010-2020 renewable energy action plan and would introduce ...
UN Hungary: Massive Food Waste & Losses Implicated In Global Climate Change
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Convoy of food trucks rolls through Budapest ahead of World Food Day press conference – highlighting how food waste, climate change and malnutrition are pieces of the same puzzle.
Invitation: Free UN Concert For World Food Day, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:55 AM
- entertainment
A Serbian jazz fusion band will be joined by a well-known Hungarian group to headline the first-ever World Food Day concert in Budapest next month, on Friday 14 October at Dürer kert. The UN contacted XpatLoop.com to share this news, one of many events being organized around the world to mark World Food Day.
Áder Warns Of Looming Water Crisis
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Unless the world takes proper action within the next 15-20 years, it will be plunged into a water crisis, the Hungarian president said at a UN water management conference in New York. Humanity’s fate will depend on how it responds to the challenges of climate change and the impending water crisis, which threatens more and more countries, János Áder said at the High-Level Panel on Water.
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.
3.7 Million Carbon Neutral Kms With Hertz Car Hire In Order To Reduce Its Carbon Footprint
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- specials
Hungarian Hertz Car Hire has recognized its responsibility in climate change, and decided to offset the negative environmental effects caused by the operation of its cars with positive actions. In cooperation with Carbon Online Kft., Hungarian Hertz Car Hire is supporting a fuel exchange project, where the energy, required for cement production, is produced from rice husks, wood processing ...
Once Upon A Time In The Future Of Food And Agriculture
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Poster and video contest asks children from around the globe to use their creativity to explore the 2016 World Food Day theme
Sensitivity To Environmental Challenges Down Among Hungarians
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian population’s interest in global environmental sustainability and their sensitivity to environmental challenges has declined over the last six years, a survey by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released on Wednesday shows. Fully 42% of the survey’s respondents showed only a mild interest in environmental sustainability compared with 16% who demonstrated an active interest in ...
Lázár On Wind Power, Rail Network Investments, Armed Forces
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government does not agree with the stance of President János Áder on the issue of wind power generation, and this is why it will resubmit the law that Áder sent back with minor modifications to parliament, government office chief János Lazar told a weekly government briefing.
President Áder Vetoes Law On Windfarms Over Conflict With Renewable Energy Goals
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has returned a law tightening conditions for establishing windfarms to parliament, saying that the law is in conflict with several goals promoting the use of renewable energy. In his justification, Áder said the law did not promote the implementation of the Paris climate accord, went against the government’s 2010-2020 renewable energy action plan and would introduce ...
UN Hungary: Massive Food Waste & Losses Implicated In Global Climate Change
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Convoy of food trucks rolls through Budapest ahead of World Food Day press conference – highlighting how food waste, climate change and malnutrition are pieces of the same puzzle.
Invitation: Free UN Concert For World Food Day, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:55 AM
- entertainment
A Serbian jazz fusion band will be joined by a well-known Hungarian group to headline the first-ever World Food Day concert in Budapest next month, on Friday 14 October at Dürer kert. The UN contacted XpatLoop.com to share this news, one of many events being organized around the world to mark World Food Day.
Áder Warns Of Looming Water Crisis
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Unless the world takes proper action within the next 15-20 years, it will be plunged into a water crisis, the Hungarian president said at a UN water management conference in New York. Humanity’s fate will depend on how it responds to the challenges of climate change and the impending water crisis, which threatens more and more countries, János Áder said at the High-Level Panel on Water.
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.
3.7 Million Carbon Neutral Kms With Hertz Car Hire In Order To Reduce Its Carbon Footprint
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- specials
Hungarian Hertz Car Hire has recognized its responsibility in climate change, and decided to offset the negative environmental effects caused by the operation of its cars with positive actions. In cooperation with Carbon Online Kft., Hungarian Hertz Car Hire is supporting a fuel exchange project, where the energy, required for cement production, is produced from rice husks, wood processing ...
Once Upon A Time In The Future Of Food And Agriculture
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Poster and video contest asks children from around the globe to use their creativity to explore the 2016 World Food Day theme