Hungary's energy sector was the biggest GHG polluter. Hungary has every reason to be proud of it's efforts and success to overcome GHG emissions.

Source: EEA Report No. 5/2007 

By far, (click here) the biggest GHG-emitting sector was the Energy sector, contributing 76% to Hungary’s total GHG emissions in 2006. Carbon dioxide from fossil fuels is the largest item among greenhouse gas emissions. Its contribution is 94.5% to sectoral emission, followed by CH₄ with 4.1% and by N₂O with 1.4%, in 2006. Among fuels, gases have the highest proportion (47.0%), liquids have less, and solids have the lowest, but the latter still represents 22.2% of the sectoral CO2 emissions. Due to the changes in the fuel structure in the '90s, the most important source in the base years, solid fuel, has been displaced by natural gas, decreasing the total emissions. The most important subsector of the energy sector is “Energy Industries”, which accounts for 32.3%, followed by “Other Sectors”, which represents 28.1% of the total emissions in this sector. “Fugitive Emissions from Fuels” plays only a small role in emissions of the sector with 3.6%. The most dynamically increasing category is that of Transport, which has 4% higher total emissions in 2006 compared to 2005....

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During the period since the last IEA in-depth review in 2011, (click here) Hungary has continued to make progress in the development and implementation of energy policy in some sectors. A number of key policy recommendations contained in the last review, most notably the need to improve security and flexibility of energy supply and clarification on the role of new nuclear power plants, have been implemented. Some recent policy measures, however, may risk having a negative impact on the energy sector over the longer term.

In 2012, the country finalised and published a new energy strategy, the National Energy Strategy to 2030 (NES 2030), which represented a major step in the formulation of a long-term vision for state policy in the energy sector. The main objective of the Strategy is to ensure a sustainable and secure energy sector while supporting the competitiveness of the economy. While the Strategy sets a clear long-term vision for the energy sector, a large amount of work remains to be done. Formulation of clear measures and allocation of responsibilities by means of action plans, highlighted in the NES 2030, are still in progress. Some action plans are under preparation and are expected to be finalised shortly. They should improve the long-term stability of the energy sector. The introduction of an independent process to monitor and evaluate progress in the implementation of policy...