1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en-US"> 3<head> 4 <meta charset="UTF-8"/> 5 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"> 6 <link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> 7 <link rel="pingback" href="https://energytransition.org/xmlrpc.php"> 8 <link rel="icon" href="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki-child/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> 9 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki-child/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> 10 <!--[if lt IE 9]> 11
11<script src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki/js/html5.js"></script>
11 12 <![endif]--> 13 <style> 14 @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Noto+Sans:400,400i,700,700i|Noto+Serif:400,400i,700,700i&subset=latin-ext'); 15 </style> 16 <title>Hungaryâs green reset: what to expect from the post-Orbán era | EnergyTransition.org</title> 17 18<!-- The SEO Framework by Sybre Waaijer --> 19<meta name="robots" content="max-snippet:-1,max-image-preview:standard,max-video-preview:-1" /> 20<link rel="canonical" href="https://energytransition.org/2026/05/hungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era/" /> 21<meta name="description" content="The election victory of Péter Magyarâs Tisza Party raises hopes for a long-delayed energy transition in Hungary. However, the road ahead is complex â shaped byâ¦" /> 22<meta property="og:type" content="article" /> 23<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> 24<meta property="og:site_name" content="EnergyTransition.org" /> 25<meta property="og:title" content="Hungaryâs green reset: what to expect from the post-Orbán era | EnergyTransition.org" /> 26<meta property="og:description" content="The election victory of Péter Magyarâs Tisza Party raises hopes for a long-delayed energy transition in Hungary. However, the road ahead is complex â shaped by Russian oil, gas and nuclear dependencyâ¦" /> 27<meta property="og:url" content="https://energytransition.org/2026/05/hungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era/" /> 28<meta property="og:image" content="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-scaled.jpg" /> 29<meta property="og:image:width" content="2560" /> 30<meta property="og:image:height" content="1440" /> 31<meta property="og:image" content="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-1024x576.jpg" /> 32<meta property="article:published_time" content="2026-05-19T14:45:10+00:00" /> 33<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2026-05-19T14:45:10+00:00" /> 34<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> 35<meta name="twitter:title" content="Hungaryâs green reset: what to expect from the post-Orbán era | EnergyTransition.org" /> 36<meta name="twitter:description" content="The election victory of Péter Magyarâs Tisza Party raises hopes for a long-delayed energy transition in Hungary. However, the road ahead is complex â shaped by Russian oil, gas and nuclear dependencyâ¦" /> 37<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-scaled.jpg" />
38<script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://energytransition.org/#/schema/WebSite","url":"https://energytransition.org/","name":"EnergyTransition.org","description":"The Global Energiewende","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://energytransition.org/search/{search_term_string}/"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://energytransition.org/#/schema/Organization","name":"EnergyTransition.org","url":"https://energytransition.org/"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://energytransition.org/2026/05/hungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era/","url":"https://energytransition.org/2026/05/hungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era/","name":"Hungaryâs green reset: what to expect from the post-Orbán era | EnergyTransition.org","description":"The election victory of Péter Magyarâs Tisza Party raises hopes for a long-delayed energy transition in Hungary. However, the road ahead is complex â shaped byâ¦","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://energytransition.org/#/schema/WebSite"},"breadcrumb":{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://energytransition.org/#/schema/BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":"https://energytransition.org/","name":"EnergyTransition.org"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":"https://energytransition.org/category/blog/","name":"Category: the energiewende blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hungaryâs green reset: what to expect from the post-Orbán era"}]},"potentialAction":{"@type":"ReadAction","target":"https://energytransition.org/2026/05/hungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era/"},"datePublished":"2026-05-19T14:45:10+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-19T14:45:10+00:00","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://energytransition.org/#/schema/Person/5525c6ac4934a0674dc4ec86cd4d145f","name":"Péter Vigh","description":"Péter Vigh is a Budapest based editor and project manager, the founder of the 1,5 Degrees (Másfél fok) popular science and awareness raising platform which is committed to bring together scientists with journalists to achieve a well informed..."}}]}</script>
38 39<!-- / The SEO Framework by Sybre Waaijer | 8.01ms meta | 0.20ms boot --> 40 41<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cdn.rawgit.com' /> 42<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' /> 43<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="EnergyTransition.org » Feed" href="https://energytransition.org/feed/" /> 44<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="EnergyTransition.org » Comments Feed" href="https://energytransition.org/comments/feed/" /> 45 46<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Podcast Feed: Community Renewables Podcast (Energytransition Podcast)" href="https://energytransition.org/feed/mp3/" /> 47<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="EnergyTransition.org » Hungaryâs green reset: what to expect from the post-Orbán era Comments Feed" href="https://energytransition.org/2026/05/hungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era/feed/" /> 48<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://energytransition.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenergytransition.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fhungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era%2F" /> 49<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://energytransition.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenergytransition.org%2F2026%2F05%2Fhungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era%2F&format=xml" /> 50<style id="wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css"> 51img:is([sizes=auto i],[sizes^="auto," i]){contain-intrinsic-size:3000px 1500px} 52/*# sourceURL=wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css */ 53</style> 54<link rel='stylesheet' id='podlove-frontend-css-css' href='https://energytransition.org/wp-content/plugins/podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress/css/frontend.css?ver=1.0' media='all' /> 55<link rel='stylesheet' id='podlove-admin-font-css' href='https://energytransition.org/wp-content/plugins/podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress/css/admin-font.css?ver=4.5.6' media='all' /> 56<style id="wp-emoji-styles-inline-css"> 57 58 img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { 59 display: inline !important; 60 border: none !important; 61 box-shadow: none !important; 62 height: 1em !important; 63 width: 1em !important; 64 margin: 0 0.07em !important; 65 vertical-align: -0.1em !important; 66 background: none !important; 67 padding: 0 !important; 68 } 69/*# sourceURL=wp-emoji-styles-inline-css */ 70</style> 71<style id="wp-block-library-inline-css"> 72:root{--wp-block-synced-color:#7a00df;--wp-block-synced-color--rgb:122,0,223;--wp-bound-block-color:var(--wp-block-synced-color);--wp-editor-canvas-background:#ddd;--wp-admin-theme-color:#007cba;--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb:0,124,186;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10:#006ba1;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10--rgb:0,107,160.5;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20:#005a87;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20--rgb:0,90,135;--wp-admin-border-width-focus:2px}@media (min-resolution:192dpi){:root{--wp-admin-border-width-focus:1.5px}}.wp-element-button{cursor:pointer}:root .has-very-light-gray-background-color{background-color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-background-color{background-color:#313131}:root .has-very-light-gray-color{color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-color{color:#313131}:root .has-vivid-green-cyan-to-vivid-cyan-blue-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00d084,#0693e3)}:root .has-purple-crush-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#34e2e4,#4721fb 50%,#ab1dfe)}:root .has-hazy-dawn-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#faaca8,#dad0ec)}:root .has-subdued-olive-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafae1,#67a671)}:root .has-atomic-cream-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fdd79a,#004a59)}:root .has-nightshade-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#330968,#31cdcf)}:root .has-midnight-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#020381,#2874fc)}:root{--wp--preset--font-size--normal:16px;
72--wp--preset--font-size--huge:42px}.has-regular-font-size{font-size:1em}.has-larger-font-size{font-size:2.625em}.has-normal-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--normal)}.has-huge-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--huge)}:root .has-text-align-center{text-align:center}:root .has-text-align-left{text-align:left}:root .has-text-align-right{text-align:right}.has-fit-text{white-space:nowrap!important}#end-resizable-editor-section{display:none}.aligncenter{clear:both}.items-justified-left{justify-content:flex-start}.items-justified-center{justify-content:center}.items-justified-right{justify-content:flex-end}.items-justified-space-between{justify-content:space-between}.screen-reader-text{word-wrap:normal!important;border:0;clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;word-break:normal!important}.screen-reader-text:focus{background-color:#ddd;clip-path:none;color:#444;display:block;font-size:1em;height:auto;left:5px;line-height:normal;padding:15px 23px 14px;text-decoration:none;top:5px;width:auto;z-index:100000}html :where(.has-border-color){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-color],[style*=";border-color"],[style*="; border-color"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-color],[style*=";border-top-color"],[style*="; border-top-color"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-color],[style*=";border-right-color"],[style*="; border-right-color"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-color],[style*=";border-bottom-color"],[style*="; border-bottom-color"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-color],[style*=";border-left-color"],[style*="; border-left-color"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-width],[style*=";border-width"],[style*="; border-width"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-width],[style*=";border-top-width"],[style*="; border-top-width"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-width],[style*=";border-right-width"],[style*="; border-right-width"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-width],[style*=";border-bottom-width"],[style*="; border-bottom-width"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-width],[style*=";border-left-width"],[style*="; border-left-width"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where(img[class*=wp-image-]){height:auto;max-width:100%}:where(figure){margin:0 0 1em}html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--height,0px)}@media screen and (max-width:600px){html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:0px}} 73 74/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/common.min.css */ 75</style> 76<style id="classic-theme-styles-inline-css"> 77/*! This file is auto-generated */ 78.wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} 79/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/classic-themes.min.css */ 80</style> 81 82<style id="global-styles-inline-css"> 83:root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(6,147,227) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,
830) 0%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,105,0) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 19px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--font-size--regular: 15px;--wp--preset--font-size--larger: 24px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgb(255, 255, 255), 6px 6px rgb(0, 0, 0);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgb(0, 0, 0);}.wp-block-button{--wp--preset--dimension--25: 25%;--wp--preset--dimension--50: 50%;--wp--preset--dimension--75: 75%;--wp--preset--dimension--100: 100%;}:where(body) { margin: 0; }:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}:root :where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){background-color: #32373c;border-width: 0;color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;letter-spacing: inherit;line-height: inherit;padding-top: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-right: calc(1.333em + 2px);padding-bottom: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-left: calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration: none;text-transform: inherit;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}
83.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}.has-regular-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--regular) !important;}.has-larger-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--larger) !important;} 84/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */ 85</style> 86 87<link rel='stylesheet' id='parent-style-css' href='https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki/style.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' /> 88<link rel='stylesheet' id='featherlight_css-css' href='//cdn.rawgit.com/noelboss/featherlight/1.6.1/release/featherlight.min.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' /> 89<link rel='stylesheet' id='zuki-flex-slider-style-css' href='https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki/js/flex-slider/flexslider.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' /> 90<link rel='stylesheet' id='zuki-fonts-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Libre+Baskerville%3A400%2C700%2C400italic%7CKarla%3A400%2C400italic%2C700%2C700italic%26subset%3Dlatin%2Clatin-ext&subset=latin%2Clatin-ext' media='all' /> 91<link rel='stylesheet' id='genericons-css' href='https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki/assets/genericons/genericons.css?ver=3.0.3' media='all' /> 92<link rel='stylesheet' id='zuki-style-css' href='https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki-child/style.css?ver=20140630' media='all' />
93<script id="podlove-web-player-player-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/plugins/podlove-web-player/web-player/embed.js?ver=5.9.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 93
93
94<script id="podlove-web-player-player-cache-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/plugins/podlove-web-player/js/cache.js?ver=5.9.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 94
94
95<script id="jquery-core-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 95
95
96<script id="jquery-migrate-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 96
96
97<script id="featherlight_js-js" src="//cdn.rawgit.com/noelboss/featherlight/1.6.1/release/featherlight.min.js?ver=7.1.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 97
97
98<script id="energy_js-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki-child/js/zuki-child.js?ver=7.1.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 98
98
99<script id="zuki-fitvids-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki/js/jquery.fitvids.js?ver=1.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 99
99
100<script id="zuki-flex-slider-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki/js/flex-slider/jquery.flexslider-min.js?ver=7.1.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 100
100
101<script id="zuki-script-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/themes/zuki/js/functions.js?ver=20140426"></script>
101 102<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://energytransition.org/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://energytransition.org/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/30315" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://energytransition.org/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> 103 <style type="text/css"> 104 .widget-area p.summary a, 105 .entry-content p a, 106 .entry-content li a, 107 .page .entry-content p a, 108 blockquote cite a, 109 .textwidget a, 110 #comments .comment-text a, 111 .authorbox p.author-description a {color: ;} 112 .widget_zuki_recentposts_color .bg-wrap {background: ;} 113 .archive-menu-content {background: ;} 114 </style> 115 <style type="text/css" id="zuki-header-css"> 116 #site-title h1, 117 #site-title h2.site-description { 118 display: none; 119 } 120 121 </style> 122 </head> 123 124<body class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-30315 single-format-standard wp-theme-zuki wp-child-theme-zuki-child"> 125 126<div id="container"> 127 128 <header id="masthead" class="cf" role="banner"> 129 130 <nav id="header-top-nav"> 131 <ul id="menu-header-top-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-11544" class="twitter-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11544"><a href="https://twitter.com/EnergiewendeGER">X</a></li> 132<li id="menu-item-27961" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-27961"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/energy-transition-blog/">LinkedIn</a></li> 133<li id="menu-item-11550" class="facebook-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11550"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Global.Energy.Transition/">Facebook</a></li> 134<li id="menu-item-17522" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-17522"><a target="_blank" href="https://345836.eu2.cleverreach.com/f/345836-351519/">Newsletter</a></li> 135</ul> </nav><!-- end #header-top --> 136 137 <div id="site-title"> 138 139 <div id="site-header"> 140 <a href="https://energytransition.org/" rel="home"><span>Energy Transition</span></a> 141 </div><!-- end #site-header --> 142 143 <h1><a href="https://energytransition.org/" 144 title="EnergyTransition.org">EnergyTransition.org</a></h1> 145 </div><!-- end #site-title --> 146 147 <a href="#menuopen" id="mobile-menu-toggle"><span>Menu</span></a> 148 149 <div id="mobile-menu-wrap" class="cf"> 150 <div class="search-box"> 151 <a href="#" id="search-toggle"><span>Search</span></a> 152 153<form method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="https://energytransition.org/" role="search"> 154 <label for="s" class="screen-reader-text"><span>Search</span></label> 155 <input type="text" class="search-field" name="s" id="s" placeholder="Type to search…" /> 156 <input type="submit" class="submit" name="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search" /> 157</form> </div><!-- end .search-box --> 158 <nav id="site-nav" class="cf"> 159 <ul id="menu-main_navigation" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-13535" class="menu-left menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-13535"><a href="https://energytransition.org/">HOMEPAGE</a></li> 160<li id="menu-item-11351" class="menu-left menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-11351"><a href="https://energytransition.org/about-us/">ABOUT US</a> 161<ul class="sub-menu"> 162 <li id="menu-item-30019" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-30019"><a href="https://eu.boell.org/en/towards-greater-accessibility">Towards greater accessibility</a></li> 163 <li id="menu-item-30017" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-30017"><a href="https://eu.boell.org/en/easy-read/about-foundation-easy-read">About us in Easy to read</a></li> 164 <li id="menu-item-30007" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-30007"><a href="https://eu.boell.org/en/sign-language/information-in-sign-language">About us in International Sign Language</a></li> 165</ul> 166</li> 167<li id="menu-item-24727" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24727"><a href="https://energytransition.org/authors/">OUR CONTRIBUTORS</a></li> 168<li id="menu-item-30135" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-30135"><a href="https://wiki.energytransition.org/">ENERGY TRANSITION WIKI</a></li> 169<li id="menu-item-11537" class="filter menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11537"><a href="/#contents">Filter content</a></li> 170</ul> </nav><!-- end #site-nav --> 171 <a href="#menuclose" id="mobile-menu-close"><span>Close Menu</span></a> 172 </div><!-- end #mobile-menu-wrap --> 173 174 175<div class="archive-menu-wrap cf"> 176 <div class="archive-menu-content cf"> 177 <a href="#closecontents" class="archive-menu-close"><span>Close Contents</span></a> 178 179 <div class="list-years"> 180 <h3 class="archive-menu-title">Years</h3> 181 <ul class="yearly"> 182 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2026/'>2026</a></li> 183 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2025/'>2025</a></li> 184 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2024/'>2024</a></li> 185 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2023/'>2023</a></li> 186 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2022/'>2022</a></li> 187 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2021/'>2021</a></li> 188 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2020/'>2020</a></li> 189 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2019/'>2019</a></li> 190 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2018/'>2018</a></li> 191 <li>
191<a href='https://energytransition.org/2017/'>2017</a></li> 192 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2016/'>2016</a></li> 193 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2015/'>2015</a></li> 194 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2014/'>2014</a></li> 195 <li><a href='https://energytransition.org/2013/'>2013</a></li> 196 </ul> 197 </div><!-- end .list-years --> 198 199 <div class="list-authors"> 200 <h3 class="archive-menu-title">Authors</h3> 201 <ul class="authors"> 202 <li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/agata-skrzypczyk/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/193a1c85981bd5fc8371905763213fd892c302be5bddc1a798606af0339a74e4?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/193a1c85981bd5fc8371905763213fd892c302be5bddc1a798606af0339a74e4?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Agata Skrzypczyk</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/akriti-bhargava/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a0b6eff81f2d2faaab48a672d3ef330839f7d6c177d171e81b6a4b7b6b857133?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a0b6eff81f2d2faaab48a672d3ef330839f7d6c177d171e81b6a4b7b6b857133?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Akriti Bhargava, Karla MartÃnez Toral and Aradhna Tandon</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/energiewende-team/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/16dcc529e9e23f598803375551972ed432841dd4c24d8791f284191a4d7b89e4?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/16dcc529e9e23f598803375551972ed432841dd4c24d8791f284191a4d7b89e4?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Energiewende Team</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/alexchampman/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ce046e4e5c33e064ff683928308b40af699bb203b411b3039702104903e78f54?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ce046e4e5c33e064ff683928308b40af699bb203b411b3039702104903e78f54?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Alex Chapman</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/andreasbaeumer/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23e99feb1137118c7fc04555fbbfa708ad56329805f58b422bd90d63b3d385d6?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23e99feb1137118c7fc04555fbbfa708ad56329805f58b422bd90d63b3d385d6?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Andreas Bäumer</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/andy-gheorghiu/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e1c4e4d872c408771fad49fbd3d62729247cbbe6a866414a7dfd90dfa256c51?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e1c4e4d872c408771fad49fbd3d62729247cbbe6a866414a7dfd90dfa256c51?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Andy Gheorghiu</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/annaleidreiter/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/258f4e13036845e71f53b3c4f929ab50927b07174577d65318fbc442d8553405?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/258f4e13036845e71f53b3c4f929ab50927b07174577d65318fbc442d8553405?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Anna Leidreiter</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/benpaulos/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ca2ad4ebc6012476d5b149f17ea426a534a63cbff5f6d0fa4e3caa206f3fa0b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ca2ad4ebc6012476d5b149f17ea426a534a63cbff5f6d0fa4e3caa206f3fa0b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Ben Paulos</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/chrisbentley/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/761e4c0e67070a6bdc04cc5ee1d291c3bbb36499f2ff4da2564b970dadfaab2d?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/761e4c0e67070a6bdc04cc5ee1d291c3bbb36499f2ff4da2564b970dadfaab2d?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Chris Bentley</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/christinaandlisa/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c785f8abd9b74e4d313118722367c12691353adb74b7714ef1f9ed16292a8c51?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c785f8abd9b74e4d313118722367c12691353adb74b7714ef1f9ed16292a8c51?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Christina Lucha & Lisa Meinecke</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/ciarancuffe/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/373b5ec78a6409add9c461c87bca3dd9aa01bfd80f7f00ad8cb103e1016c0d52?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/373b5ec78a6409add9c461c87bca3dd9aa01bfd80f7f00ad8cb103e1016c0d52?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Ciarán Cuffe</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/craig/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4d4b742be2db968ca3c21855bfef0c2b151fd789aadabd314a0d0ee876b113e7?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4d4b742be2db968ca3c21855bfef0c2b151fd789aadabd314a0d0ee876b113e7?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Craig Morris</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/danielargyropoulous/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0ff86cfa19ae77b342a23da5006e6322bee07cbb54022f750487d34820bce8b5?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0ff86cfa19ae77b342a23da5006e6322bee07cbb54022f750487d34820bce8b5?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Daniel Argyropoulos</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/drdavidlowry/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81668231a075df600bdf0033ad23648198ab8e6f572a4187382404b73be83b50?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81668231a075df600bdf0033ad23648198ab8e6f572a4187382404b73be83b50?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Dr David Lowry</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/emilio/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/da27fe132d0c5dff243f7c9b4421567420cae39355a707e918ef2343d6954754?s=
20250&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/da27fe132d0c5dff243f7c9b4421567420cae39355a707e918ef2343d6954754?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Emilio Godoy</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/guillaume-joly/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4d1156cc0648213e00b13bcfce55a2dd1b99e80f1b90fed5a04aaf3e9a4f01c?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4d1156cc0648213e00b13bcfce55a2dd1b99e80f1b90fed5a04aaf3e9a4f01c?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Guillaume Joly</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/heikegrace/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/83ad80d3d239a2460cfcab128aa41c8a474adcac0bb651673198c8a28be2ff95?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/83ad80d3d239a2460cfcab128aa41c8a474adcac0bb651673198c8a28be2ff95?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Heike Leberle & Grace Murray</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/j-thomas/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3064038354fdd1e559547bfcf44e8342bf9ffc9a3afb321114952b8491cf4bbf?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3064038354fdd1e559547bfcf44e8342bf9ffc9a3afb321114952b8491cf4bbf?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Joelle Thomas</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/jan-philipp-albrecht/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2b22afc13d602635ff56d4a6352515f02fd8ab0cef5e3ccab4b74139db357262?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2b22afc13d602635ff56d4a6352515f02fd8ab0cef5e3ccab4b74139db357262?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Jan Philipp Albrecht</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/janondrich/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1d21d0f639c0c740ede6d3f7dd605b91bb5335b72af4f644d67cdcb26e57579d?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1d21d0f639c0c740ede6d3f7dd605b91bb5335b72af4f644d67cdcb26e57579d?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Jan OndÅich</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/joerg-muehlenhoff/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7db495bb907546a0b969a5f4f8c5a8578dedc4e654f1410507550d68eb7e4b9d?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7db495bb907546a0b969a5f4f8c5a8578dedc4e654f1410507550d68eb7e4b9d?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Jörg Mühlenhoff</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/john-szabo/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9fe53a969569c460d1d56d58fae0527a40dcfae744d3d031ad06b59a4839700e?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9fe53a969569c460d1d56d58fae0527a40dcfae744d3d031ad06b59a4839700e?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">John Szabo</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/johnfarrell/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28c40affe7e3def3aa792b1b1bf8f178847e94b363d282690082f32c03637b73?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28c40affe7e3def3aa792b1b1bf8f178847e94b363d282690082f32c03637b73?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">John Farrell</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/jonworth/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61a46c285cff73252c9def1547514d225d907bdf07cc34a00da53b7d44e8245c?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61a46c285cff73252c9def1547514d225d907bdf07cc34a00da53b7d44e8245c?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Jon Worth</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/joshmatthews/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a2b4acc0dbea48a155387ce3a02710cce8161b9c8b351da7b0c70162b2b1699a?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a2b4acc0dbea48a155387ce3a02710cce8161b9c8b351da7b0c70162b2b1699a?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Josh Matthews</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/kathrinandhenning/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/125b1ce7db2d91ab4e1366c9d76a874fe1d47ec72ad5811abb142b038b23d95a?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/125b1ce7db2d91ab4e1366c9d76a874fe1d47ec72ad5811abb142b038b23d95a?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Kathrin Glastra & Henning Twickler</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/kathrinandrebecca/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40095402f921f27a5472464607b4a8e6f2d7c4a6912968678fce86f2f08d0d07?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40095402f921f27a5472464607b4a8e6f2d7c4a6912968678fce86f2f08d0d07?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Kathrin Glastra & Rebecca Bertram</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/kathrinmeyer/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2dc685e489f5bc9e6a420e04bd43fd8a4deda103497286f47301c4764888168d?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2dc685e489f5bc9e6a420e04bd43fd8a4deda103497286f47301c4764888168d?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Kathrin Meyer</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/kennedy-nyavaya/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0acc367ef916f4a0afcacec75e934eb6e1b216917024cfdc0cef05f465cfccca?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0acc367ef916f4a0afcacec75e934eb6e1b216917024cfdc0cef05f465cfccca?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Kennedy Nyavaya</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/kirstenjenkins/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a7dcc9364e11baab84475295fb60c5464ee136aa5afa3215f307492ccd8c66d?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a7dcc9364e11baab84475295fb60c5464ee136aa5afa3215f307492ccd8c66d?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Kirsten Jenkins</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/klaraschovankova/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8e733fc11d2478c163d5e3f83f31171cde784a54c5a075643efc11d61682d61b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8e733fc11d2478c163d5e3f83f31171cde784a54c5a075643efc11d61682d61b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Klára Schovánková</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/komila/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ea07f61c27e16a8bdd13ac4b35cab784ed26144da4149fcc19fa22ace473e5b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ea07f61c27e16a8bdd13ac4b35cab784ed26144da4149fcc19fa22ace473e5b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Komila Nabiyeva</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/laimaeicke/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e69a77b0cd7bd95d049de8f55c48dd63be4fe39508da3b88dc6555dc8f23cd4e?s=
20250&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e69a77b0cd7bd95d049de8f55c48dd63be4fe39508da3b88dc6555dc8f23cd4e?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Laima Eicke</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/leoniejoubert/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/55616c2b39d68f5c83e649e0e949cfb9b0851b36946375284938e448b91c996c?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/55616c2b39d68f5c83e649e0e949cfb9b0851b36946375284938e448b91c996c?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Leonie Joubert</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/lilliansolcueva/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/addd3f8b4206324563159bec017b422665bb1587c7d18260fbf0b79d2fd5fa40?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/addd3f8b4206324563159bec017b422665bb1587c7d18260fbf0b79d2fd5fa40?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Lillian Sol Cueva</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/lisa-tostado/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/67b7a90b886a3a49fe1c65ccb70be724adb433a2935bf85c986120de85a18057?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/67b7a90b886a3a49fe1c65ccb70be724adb433a2935bf85c986120de85a18057?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Lisa Tostado</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/lisasandtner/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/13397c46a5f9e1c6c43dd0850be884fc5c9aee7d67102e5245849644cea008d9?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/13397c46a5f9e1c6c43dd0850be884fc5c9aee7d67102e5245849644cea008d9?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Lisa Sandtner</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/lmbuchsbaum/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d97f936f5adfa0ea6c6bd1d6c7053da1a1e142b44128d5d9335bcad393a7a0e3?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d97f936f5adfa0ea6c6bd1d6c7053da1a1e142b44128d5d9335bcad393a7a0e3?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">L. Michael Buchsbaum</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/maria-pastukhova/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dc4e9d8fadbe68352f021e118a87d898b008480f78935e41a6e9074eaf965b45?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dc4e9d8fadbe68352f021e118a87d898b008480f78935e41a6e9074eaf965b45?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Maria Pastukhova</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/marinecornelis/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85288ad2fac5be75b191a920fd8a7efbc60f86e1adedef98c1eda69632127a6b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85288ad2fac5be75b191a920fd8a7efbc60f86e1adedef98c1eda69632127a6b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Marine Cornelis</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/martinkeim/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/96c2dfb8c71ba63fc69d06c4c4e35617e8583462223bd8de184d36d0a9e139b3?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/96c2dfb8c71ba63fc69d06c4c4e35617e8583462223bd8de184d36d0a9e139b3?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Martin Keim</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/matthewwright/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2df309ebca1140ab24dc3b8fd292681c1cc7e4a4dd931621cec0f02aab5f3e24?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2df309ebca1140ab24dc3b8fd292681c1cc7e4a4dd931621cec0f02aab5f3e24?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Laiz Souto & Matthew Wright</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/matthiasruchser/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8453553f7931eca94bfcc6926ae17180a473ed2977600fe4aea6703853b2b628?s=
20250&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8453553f7931eca94bfcc6926ae17180a473ed2977600fe4aea6703853b2b628?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Matthias Ruchser</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/maximiliano/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e280d848648856aa78cc41e706748751c5d530782fda73ab950ad1f8201c944a?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e280d848648856aa78cc41e706748751c5d530782fda73ab950ad1f8201c944a?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Maximiliano Proaño</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/mayank-aggarwal/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1d1cd6304778d7e6382ec72b1145592d096e9aeefa5bb828fa42f1ba144106b6?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1d1cd6304778d7e6382ec72b1145592d096e9aeefa5bb828fa42f1ba144106b6?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Mayank Aggarwal</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/michael-davies-venn/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fdb1f9488e155d791701ac5dae8944588ecbd5c8de406c5de3655045e7314b33?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fdb1f9488e155d791701ac5dae8944588ecbd5c8de406c5de3655045e7314b33?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Michael Davies-Venn</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/michalolszewski/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/649d8af1713934ca41f2f6451dbe226e3140b3291d4b2699c4cc1882240fef46?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/649d8af1713934ca41f2f6451dbe226e3140b3291d4b2699c4cc1882240fef46?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">MichaŠOlszewski</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/mnavarrete/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c05fe502b51c11fbf24d0307f3f156aa637f9f5f9ed4b60abf48acf93b00c871?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c05fe502b51c11fbf24d0307f3f156aa637f9f5f9ed4b60abf48acf93b00c871?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Marco Pérez Navarrete</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/monica/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e35ef2eb104f953eaff43dd07606f1da182bb441f0b5d37dd9008b745bdb2d3b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e35ef2eb104f953eaff43dd07606f1da182bb441f0b5d37dd9008b745bdb2d3b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Mónica Araya and Bjørn Utgård</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/nidhalattia/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f6cd5ba8adeea3f9fe05de137fe4dc8876515fd526c02d996b97d6d21ce8ac2c?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f6cd5ba8adeea3f9fe05de137fe4dc8876515fd526c02d996b97d6d21ce8ac2c?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Nidhal Attia</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/ninalocher/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3f83dcfea2d6fa3d190821a4c78f14b69d291536ebfb16334b37a0fb78e413bd?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3f83dcfea2d6fa3d190821a4c78f14b69d291536ebfb16334b37a0fb78e413bd?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Nina Locher</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/oleh-savitskyi/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b738fb3ca1710f8585d9b92b9dbc91f766c79712087fe89362fb3d508f9928cd?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b738fb3ca1710f8585d9b92b9dbc91f766c79712087fe89362fb3d508f9928cd?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Oleh Savitskyi</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/pandras/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f9d1ad4e6fa58c5878a76a560342553df6748d30810509976d36feed52dfb2b1?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f9d1ad4e6fa58c5878a76a560342553df6748d30810509976d36feed52dfb2b1?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">András Perger</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/paulhockenos/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6851bc2eb440f56eef11a66ab05c4a85a33f28dcf0b
202660eb9568f67ff72b7298?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6851bc2eb440f56eef11a66ab05c4a85a33f28dcf0b660eb9568f67ff72b7298?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Paul Hockenos</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/petra/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c665017f1b38ca23dcb2ff592a989236bdb4dbe124f14f87ba5ce7866017ded9?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c665017f1b38ca23dcb2ff592a989236bdb4dbe124f14f87ba5ce7866017ded9?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Petra KolÃnská</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/philip-emmerich-dr-manuel-baumann/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d777d4605e0e3f56610f8c2fab6d529ae61d11e0aafac3ff5c7bf12c73ee29a2?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d777d4605e0e3f56610f8c2fab6d529ae61d11e0aafac3ff5c7bf12c73ee29a2?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Philip Emmerich Dr. Manuel Baumann</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/philipemmerich/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34b141a5005d996d06135bed5a4b5b0df00659ee2e2d10c28899e938345ade1e?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34b141a5005d996d06135bed5a4b5b0df00659ee2e2d10c28899e938345ade1e?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Philip Emmerich</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/polianadallabrida/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c673d476a79f5b396ea383a0a20a70b256a2cd83a9b5a4eec3abdf527571884b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c673d476a79f5b396ea383a0a20a70b256a2cd83a9b5a4eec3abdf527571884b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Poliana Dallabrida</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/presobama/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d518950188533dec26c014bc0a419456bcfdbd170aca38dacec4be2d1ede5db1?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d518950188533dec26c014bc0a419456bcfdbd170aca38dacec4be2d1ede5db1?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Barack Obama</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/pvigh/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0260aff62f6b91ecb449fc628a8f83591d40f930ff0f34628b509fa069e4b95?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0260aff62f6b91ecb449fc628a8f83591d40f930ff0f34628b509fa069e4b95?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Péter Vigh</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/radostina/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81308a0398fb27cc311d47b3ca1ee6a775961e415ac8e3eead42d86547e3a192?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81308a0398fb27cc311d47b3ca1ee6a775961e415ac8e3eead42d86547e3a192?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Radostina Primova</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/razomwestand/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/af490177a8d8a7286f6e73260b5d6426ea402b2c2c303f3b0b9f8a8f92d6b341?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/af490177a8d8a7286f6e73260b5d6426ea402b2c2c303f3b0b9f8a8f92d6b341?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Razom We Stand</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/rebecca/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1afdd75738256f0425c506c5d1b66e63dcb355a2c5ec8a5bb6cbae9af2a191bc?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1afdd75738256f0425c506c5d1b66e63dcb355a2c5ec8a5bb6cbae9af2a191bc?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Rebecca Bertram</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/rostaylor/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/66492208a5e4a3731b8df9f0cc487c0bbce17caa271bb5f0cbbeed62730146a9?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/66492208a5e4a3731b8df9f0cc487c0bbce17caa271bb5f0cbbeed62730146a9?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Ros Taylor</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/samuelajala/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d9f22c202b62bdfbb54fefc1e56facf1df52150705bca710cfd95ffba65ca69?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d9f22c202b62bdfbb54fefc1e56facf1df52150705bca710cfd95ffba65ca69?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Samuel Ajala</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/sarah-jackson-and-noah-j-gordon/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56e4e4d2084284d001e813dea54a708c20e75c905ae848a5a991d5e83f1f2aec?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56e4e4d2084284d001e813dea54a708c20e75c905ae848a5a991d5e83f1f2aec?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Sarah Jackson and Noah J. Gordon</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/sarah-ruedenauer/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/543c21ac5b813e5170b7f90d716bcce3cde87e1695b33bbf11fcdce29da3c82c?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/543c21ac5b813e5170b7f90d716bcce3cde87e1695b33bbf11fcdce29da3c82c?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Sarah Helen Rüdenauer</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/sedenanlar/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc37ff9ee4f53bd33b797fc9ae51953e19dc76c3558ec685b1ebe812ffbd1087?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc37ff9ee4f53bd33b797fc9ae51953e19dc76c3558ec685b1ebe812ffbd1087?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Seden Anlar</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/silviaweko/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a8748f36b7b9fbe0502fbe082e25af4b14b34ea04ea7046f4096eab185fb255f?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a8748f36b7b9fbe0502fbe082e25af4b14b34ea04ea7046f4096eab185fb255f?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Silvia Weko</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/simonskillings/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47ddd805b6a42a87a87345493e4f637ad119c582103213f4f6106da32d149fe9?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47ddd805b6a42a87a87345493e4f637ad119c582103213f4f6106da32d149fe9?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Simon Skillings</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/sineadthielen/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/94d4f207d32889b23fdd6908aba4efadf6f762f0bea71139dfcf56fee3b4995b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/94d4f207d32889b23fdd6908aba4efadf6f762f0bea71139dfcf56fee3b4995b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Sinéad Thielen</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/sofiacroxatto/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bbec9371c74b1953141ab0d307e75d6874189d5a067ad702ff0dddab1e00baa4?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bbec9371c74b1953141ab0d307e75d6874189d5a067ad702ff0dddab1e00baa4?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">SofÃa Croxatto</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/sophie-yule-bennett-and-euan-graham/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c17104913bcdbe5c99d80b21bd5c9a0e9c32452a2bab094f93a91037d624a150?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c17104913bcdbe5c99d80b21bd5c9a0e9c32452a2bab094f93a91037d624a150?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Sophie Yule-Bennett & Euan Graham</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/stefaniegroll/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/065c9e9836248c89e2cc5c95f7fae1f039f1c0a8f10b3b1f35c92b7c26dae4ed?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/065c9e9836248c89e2cc5c95f7fae1f039f1c0a8f10b3b1f35c92b7c26dae4ed?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Stefanie Groll</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/tuniciaandleona/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/67f8cb3508ce8ea70075fdefa3cfa7ac0540834de2030203d4b4442eca364a3b?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/67f8cb3508ce8ea70075fdefa3cfa7ac0540834de2030203d4b4442eca364a3b?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Leona Schmitt & Tunicia Phillips</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/ufriedaho/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1846029139735c059d3fc365d6da153e25ae8e6dcc5036e678afcf50f3b9a8f0?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1846029139735c059d3fc365d6da153e25ae8e6dcc5036e678afcf50f3b9a8f0?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Ufrieda Ho</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/veronica-calienno/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Veronica Calienno</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/wendeltrio/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b8b6e28752dea775348dbab3dc1d37548b9ea57b
202c691878e914b781c0969ff22?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b8b6e28752dea775348dbab3dc1d37548b9ea57bc691878e914b781c0969ff22?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Wendel Trio</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/yanazabanova/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f09d363cdee731f5fd68f2718e82308bd338f9bbf8df7e01c8e736cc15cd6dd8?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f09d363cdee731f5fd68f2718e82308bd338f9bbf8df7e01c8e736cc15cd6dd8?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Yana Zabanova</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/yihyun/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dfdc33ca414aee1263b5a8678e004238fb874cd5b5ae58bf3b3005900f4938ef?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dfdc33ca414aee1263b5a8678e004238fb874cd5b5ae58bf3b3005900f4938ef?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Yi hyun Kang</span></a></li><li><a href="https://energytransition.org/author/zahra/"><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8f61cc6f81cb54b97bd3d210b325b9fde0440bb239070c6681f5b0cd821a4883?s=50&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8f61cc6f81cb54b97bd3d210b325b9fde0440bb239070c6681f5b0cd821a4883?s=100&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async'/></span><span class="author-name">Zahra Hirji</span></a></li> </ul> 203 </div><!-- end .list-authors --> 204 205 <div class="list-months-cats-tags"> 206 207 208 <h3 class="archive-menu-title">Filter by Tags</h3> 209 <div class="archive-menu-tags"> 210 <a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/bioenergy/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-142 tag-link-position-1" style="font-size: 10pt;" aria-label="Bioenergy (50 posts)">Bioenergy</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/carbon/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-240 tag-link-position-2" style="font-size: 10.352941176471pt;" aria-label="carbon (54 posts)">carbon</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/china/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-74 tag-link-position-3" style="font-size: 11.411764705882pt;" aria-label="China (67 posts)">China</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/cdu/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-19 tag-link-position-4" style="font-size: 10.117647058824pt;" aria-label="Christian Democratic Party of Germany (CDU) (51 posts)">Christian Democratic Party of Germany (CDU)</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/climate-change/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-245 tag-link-position-5" style="font-size: 12.823529411765pt;" aria-label="climate change (89 posts)">climate change</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/climate-policies/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-345 tag-link-position-6" style="font-size: 8.3529411764706pt;" aria-label="climate policies (36 posts)">climate policies</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/coal/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-28 tag-link-position-7" style="font-size: 18.705882352941pt;" aria-label="Coal (284 posts)">Coal</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/communities/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-23 tag-link-position-8" style="font-size: 12.470588235294pt;" aria-label="Communities (82 posts)">Communities</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/democracy/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-95 tag-link-position-9" style="font-size: 11.882352941176pt;" aria-label="Democracy (73 posts)">Democracy</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/electricity/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-96 tag-link-position-10" style="font-size: 13.411764705882pt;" aria-label="Electricity (100 posts)">Electricity</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/evs/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-86 tag-link-position-11" style="font-size: 10.117647058824pt;" aria-label="Electric Vehicles (52 posts)">Electric Vehicles</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/emissions/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-98 tag-link-position-12" style="font-size: 16.352941176471pt;" aria-label="Emissions (176 posts)">Emissions</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/energy-efficiency/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-60 tag-link-position-13" style="font-size: 12pt;" aria-label="Energy Efficiency (75 posts)">Energy Efficiency</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/energy-transition/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-719 tag-link-position-14" style="font-size: 8.3529411764706pt;" aria-label="energy transition (36 posts)">energy transition</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/europe/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-315 tag-link-position-15" style="font-size: 8pt;" aria-label="Europe (34 posts)">Europe</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/eu/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-57 tag-link-position-16" style="font-size: 18.235294117647pt;" aria-label="European Union (255 posts)">European Union</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/featured/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-168 tag-link-position-17" style="font-size: 8pt;" aria-label="featured (34 posts)">featured</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/feed-in-tariff/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-25 tag-link-position-18" style="font-size: 12.1176470
21058824pt;" aria-label="Feed-in Tariff (76 posts)">Feed-in Tariff</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/fossil-fuels/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-251 tag-link-position-19" style="font-size: 10pt;" aria-label="fossil fuels (50 posts)">fossil fuels</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/fracking/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-125 tag-link-position-20" style="font-size: 8.5882352941176pt;" aria-label="Fracking (38 posts)">Fracking</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/france/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-31 tag-link-position-21" style="font-size: 12.117647058824pt;" aria-label="France (77 posts)">France</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/gas/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-121 tag-link-position-22" style="font-size: 14.235294117647pt;" aria-label="Gas (116 posts)">Gas</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/germany/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-16 tag-link-position-23" style="font-size: 22pt;" aria-label="Germany (532 posts)">Germany</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/green-party/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-38 tag-link-position-24" style="font-size: 11.411764705882pt;" aria-label="Green Party (66 posts)">Green Party</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/grid/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-85 tag-link-position-25" style="font-size: 14.352941176471pt;" aria-label="Grid (120 posts)">Grid</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/india/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-64 tag-link-position-26" style="font-size: 8.3529411764706pt;" aria-label="India (36 posts)">India</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/local-ownership/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-26 tag-link-position-27" style="font-size: 12.705882352941pt;" aria-label="Local Ownership (86 posts)">Local Ownership</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/merkel/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-22 tag-link-position-28" style="font-size: 9.8823529411765pt;" aria-label="Merkel (49 posts)">Merkel</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/myths/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-29 tag-link-position-29" style="font-size: 9.0588235294118pt;" aria-label="Myths (42 posts)">Myths</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/nuclear/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-33 tag-link-position-30" style="font-size: 16.235294117647pt;" aria-label="Nuclear (174 posts)">Nuclear</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/offshore-wind/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-108 tag-link-position-31" style="font-size: 9.0588235294118pt;" aria-label="Offshore Wind (42 posts)">Offshore Wind</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/oil/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-133 tag-link-position-32" style="font-size: 10.588235294118pt;" aria-label="Oil (56 posts)">Oil</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/paris-agreement/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-192 tag-link-position-33" style="font-size: 11.411764705882pt;" aria-label="Paris Agreement (66 posts)">Paris Agreement</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/poland/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-34 tag-link-position-34" style="font-size: 12.705882352941pt;" aria-label="Poland (87 posts)">Poland</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/power-flows/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-45 tag-link-position-35" style="font-size: 8.5882352941176pt;" aria-label="Power Flows (38 posts)">Power Flows</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/renewable-energies/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-239 tag-link-position-36" style="font-size: 14.588235294118pt;" aria-label="renewable energies (125 posts)">renewable energies</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/russia/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-114 tag-link-position-37" style="font-size: 11.058823529412pt;" aria-label="Russia (62 posts)">Russia</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/solar/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-27 tag-link-position-38" style="font-size: 17.647058823529pt;" aria-label="Solar (230 posts)">Solar</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/south-africa/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-76 tag-link-position-39" style="font-size: 10.705882352941pt;" aria-label="South Africa (58 posts)">South Africa</a>
210<a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/transportation/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-173 tag-link-position-40" style="font-size: 10.470588235294pt;" aria-label="Transportation (55 posts)">Transportation</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/ukraine/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-137 tag-link-position-41" style="font-size: 8.8235294117647pt;" aria-label="Ukraine (40 posts)">Ukraine</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/uk/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-94 tag-link-position-42" style="font-size: 11.764705882353pt;" aria-label="United Kingdom (71 posts)">United Kingdom</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/usa/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-92 tag-link-position-43" style="font-size: 17.294117647059pt;" aria-label="USA (214 posts)">USA</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/utilities/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-115 tag-link-position-44" style="font-size: 10.823529411765pt;" aria-label="Utilities (59 posts)">Utilities</a><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/wind/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-100 tag-link-position-45" style="font-size: 16.352941176471pt;" aria-label="Wind (175 posts)">Wind</a> </div> 211 </div><!-- end .list-months-cats-tags --> 212 213 </div><!-- end .archive-menu-content --> 214</div><!-- end #archive-menu-wrap --> 215 </header><!-- end #masthead --> 216 217 <div id="main-wrap"> 218 <div id="primary" class="site-content cf" role="main"> 219 220<article id="post-30315" class="post-30315 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-blog tag-energy-dependency tag-eu-funding tag-green-transformation tag-hungary"> 221 222 <header class="entry-header"> 223 224 225 226 <h1 class="entry-title">Hungaryâs green reset: what to expect from the post-Orbán era</h1> 227 <div class="entry-author"> 228 by <a href="https://energytransition.org/author/pvigh/" title="All posts by Péter Vigh">Péter Vigh</a> </div><!-- end .entry-author --> 229 <div class="entry-date"> 230 19 May 2026 </div><!-- end .entry-date --> 231 </header><!-- end .entry-header --> 232 233 <div class="entry-content"> 234 <p>The election victory of Péter Magyarâs Tisza Party raises hopes for a long-delayed energy transition in Hungary. However, the road ahead is complex â shaped by Russian oil, gas and nuclear dependency, frozen EU funds, and a new government that is pragmatic rather than progressive. Péter Vigh reports.</p> 235<p><span id="more-30315"></span></p> 236<div id="attachment_30317" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-30317" class="wp-image-30317 size-large" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-1024x576.jpg" alt="" width="840" height="473" srcset="https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-300x169.jpg 300w, https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-768x432.jpg 768w, https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://energytransition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2652931589-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-30317" class="wp-caption-text">Credits <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/city-budapest-capital-hungary-downtown-views-2652931589?trackingId=d6bd7b89-509c-44d4-8a59-d7c655358dc2&listId=searchResults">Olivier Malard | Shutterstock</a>, all rights reserved.</p></div> 237<p>On 12 April 2026, Hungarian voters delivered a political earthquake. Péter Magyarâs centre-right Tisza party defeated Viktor Orbánâs Fidesz after 16 years in power, ending the longest-running illiberal government in the European Union. For those watching Hungaryâs climate and energy trajectory, the result opens a window of cautious hope â but not of unbridled optimism.</p> 238<p>The Orbán era left behind a contradictory legacy on energy and the environment. His government set a 2050 net-zero target (which was found not sufficient enough by the C
238onstitutional Court, so the previous <a href="https://net.jogtar.hu/jogszabaly?docid=a2000044.tv">Climate Neutrality Law</a> is under revision), phased out coal power (although pushing the final deadline further and further into the future) and presided over a solar energy boom. Yet it also described EU climate ambitions as a âutopian fantasyâ, repeatedly vetoed or delayed EU-level climate legislation and doubled down on Russian fossil fuels, even after Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Hungary became one of the EU’s most persistent obstructionists on climate policy â using its veto power in Brussels not as a principled position but as a geopolitical bargaining chip.</p> 239<p>The new Tisza government will inherit both the opportunities and the contradictions of that legacy. What can we realistically expect?</p> 240<h2>A ministry for the environment â after 16 years</h2> 241<p>One of the most symbolically significant changes is structural. For the first time in 16 years, Hungary will have a dedicated ministry for environmental protection, nature conservation and animal welfare. László Gajdos, who ran a celebrated zoo in NyÃregyháza for three decades and won his parliamentary seat with nearly 65 per cent of the vote, will lead it. His appointment signals that environmental issues will have a seat at the cabinet table â not as an afterthought, but as a portfolio in their own right.</p> 242<p>The energy portfolio goes to István Kapitány, a seasoned business leader who built a long international career at Shell before entering politics as Tiszaâs energy and economic expert. His profile blends multinational corporate experience with a reform agenda focused on investment confidence and energy strategy modernisation. Together, the two appointments suggest a government that is serious about governance â even if it stops well short of being a green vanguard.</p> 243<p>The third player to watch out for is Dávid Vitézy, the minister for transport and investment, who is a technocrat with a rare combination of former civic activism and hands-on institutional experience. A former head of Budapestâs transport authority BKK, where he consolidated the cityâs fragmented public transit into a single integrated network, Vitézy is widely regarded as one of the few Hungarian politicians with deep, system-level knowledge of transport and infrastructure. Magyar has charged him with a demanding mandate: leading the national railway company MÃV out of its current crisis and using regained EU funds to launch what Magyar called a second golden age of Hungarian rail. His portfolio is directly relevant to the energy transition â railway electrification and a modal shift away from road transport are central pillars of Hungaryâs decarbonisation path. Vitézyâs prior proximity to Fidesz circles has drawn scrutiny, but his stated intention to do âprofessional rather than political workâ in the role suggests a reformer with a concrete agenda rather than a party loyalist. His success or failure in unlocking EU infrastructure funds and reversing a decade of underinvestment will be one of the new governmentâs earliest and most visible tests.</p> 244<p>The Tisza partyâs 243-page <a href="https://cdn.tisza.work/A%20m%C5%B1k%C3%B6d%C5%91%20%C3%A9s%20embers%C3%A9ges%20Magyarorsz%C3%A1g%20alapjai.pdf">election manifesto</a> lays out an ambitious agenda. It pledges to double the share of renewable energy in domestic supply by 2040, lift the longstanding ban on wind turbine construction, support geothermal energy and invest around HUF 1,000 billion (roughly EUR 2,8 billion) â largely from unlocked EU funds â into home insulation, energy efficiency and grid modernisation. It also commits to railway electrification and large-scale water retention infrastructure to tackle Hungaryâs worsening drought crisis.</p> 245<h2>Unlocking the frozen billions</h2> 246<p>Perhaps the most immediate and consequential issue is money. Under Orbán, Hungary forfeited access to billions of euros in EU funds due to rule-of-law and anti-corruption concerns. Some EUR 9,5 billion earmarked for Hungary’s Recovery and Resilience Plan â much of it designated for the green transition â remains frozen, with a hard disbursement deadline of August 2026.</p> 247<p>Both Magyarâs team and EU officials have made unlocking these funds an explicit priority. Full compliance with EU conditionality will be essential in the governmentâs first weeks, and experts are cautiously optimistic that a cooperative Hungarian government can move quickly enough to access at least a portion of the funds before the deadline. This matters enormously: the Tisza manifestoâs green investment promises are largely predicated on EU financing.</p> 248<p>Beyond the recovery funds, the new government will also need to navigate ETS2 â the EUâs new carbon pricing mechanism for buildings, transport and other sectors not covered by the original Emissions Trading System, due to launch in 2028. Hungary is among the EU Member States most exposed to the affordability risks of higher fossil fuel prices. Orbánâs government did little to prepare for this, and the question of how Magyar will balance the EUâs decarbonisation agenda with domestic energy cost concerns remains very much open.</p> 249<h2>Wind, solar and the battery paradox</h2> 250<p>The carbon dioxide emissions of Hungary’s electricity mix are already remarkably low, especially if we compare it to other countries in the Visegrád Group, such as Poland or Czechia: roughly three-quarters comes from low-carbon sources, split between nuclear power (from the Paks plant) and a fast-growing solar sector. What has been conspicuously absent is wind energy, after a Fidesz-era law effectively banned new turbines. The Tisza manifesto explicitly commits to lifting this restriction. According to a <a href="https://rekk.org/analysis-detail
250s/349/study-on-the-wind-power-potential-in-hungary">study by the REKK Foundation</a>, the economic potential of wind power is 16 gigawatt â while the official policy target is only 1 gigawatt by 2030.</p> 251<p>More complicated is the legacy of Hungaryâs battery manufacturing boom. Spurred by government subsidies and lax regulation, Chinese, South Korean and Japanese-owned battery factories have proliferated across the country, creating <a href="https://eu.boell.org/en/2024/10/25/reindustrialisation-battery-factories-and-hungarys-workforce-gamble">thousands of jobs</a> but also generating <a href="https://eu.boell.org/en/2024/10/03/hidden-hazards-disinformation-and-waste-hungarys-battery-boom">serious environmental and public health concerns</a>. Protests erupted in the run-up to the election over groundwater contamination, toxic emissions and illegal waste. Tisza has promised greater transparency, stricter environmental enforcement and independent oversight, pledging that âinvestments cannot endanger people’s healthâ. How firmly these commitments will be applied to existing facilities, and to future investment decisions, will be an early test of the new governmentâs resolve.</p> 252<p>The battery paradox points to a broader challenge: Hungary needs to accelerate its green transition in an environment where parts of that transition have already lost public trust. The new government inherits not only Orbánâs policy failures, but also a degree of public scepticism towards industrial-scale green investment.</p> 253<h2>The Russian energy knot</h2> 254<p>The thorniest issue of all is Russian energy dependency. Hungary remains one of the most Russia-dependent countries in the EU: in 2024, around 74 per cent of its gas and 48 per cent of its oil came from Russia. Orbán blocked EU sanctions, negotiated pipeline exemptions and actively deepened energy ties with Moscow, even as the rest of Europe sought to diversify.</p> 255<p>The Tisza manifesto commits to eliminating Russian energy dependence by 2035 â a meaningful pledge, but one that trails the EUâs own REPowerEU deadline for phasing out Russian pipeline gas by 2027. Magyar has acknowledged the tension, stating publicly that Hungary âcannot change geographyâ and that Russia will remain a close energy neighbour. His position is that diversification should be pursued as rapidly as feasible, but without reckless disruption to energy security â particularly in the context of ongoing instability caused by the conflict in the Middle East and its effects on global energy markets.</p> 256<p>Hungaryâs nuclear plant at Paks â which also relies on Russian fuel and technology â adds another layer of complexity. The Tisza manifesto says the new government will explore sourcing nuclear fuel from US or French suppliers and investigate the possibility of small modular reactors. These are sensible long-term directions, but they will take time, money and geopolitical navigation to realise.</p> 257<h2>A pragmatic reset, not a progressive pivot</h2> 258<p>How much will really change? The Tisza party is aligned with the European Peopleâs Party in the European Parliament, a grouping that has itself been instrumental in watering down Green Deal ambitions in recent years. Hungary is unlikely to emerge as a climate leader in the EU; it is more likely to become a constructive, if cautious participant.</p> 259<p>What will change is tone and orientation. The ideological reflex to oppose whatever Brussels proposes â the defining feature of Orbánâs EU posture on climate â will be gone. Hungary will stop being a veto-wielding spoiler in EU climate negotiations. That, in itself, is no small thing. An unblocked EU can move faster on climate; a Hungary that unlocks its green transition funds and starts investing in efficiency, renewables and water management will begin to close a real gap with its European partners.</p> 260<p>The appointment of a dedicated environment minister, the lifting of wind restrictions, the commitment to EU compliance and the promise of independent environmental institutions â these are genuine signals of change. Whether they translate into durable policy transformation will depend on implementation capacity, political will in the face of competing economic pressures and how Hungary navigates its still-deep entanglement with Russian energy.</p> 261<p>Hungaryâs energy transition after Orbán will not be a revolution â and outside observers should be careful not to mistake the nature of this election for something it was not. While much of Europe watched the April vote with intense interest, hoping for a decisive pro-climate signal from Budapest, the Hungarian electorate was largely not casting a ballot on energy policy. This was, above all, a referendum on the Orbán regime itself: on 16 years of democratic backsliding, corruption and the steady hollowing-out of public institutions. When Hungarians rank their priorities, it is the cost of living, healthcare and education that consistently top the list â not the green transition. Magyar won not because he promised a cleaner future, but because he promised a functioning state.</p> 262<p><em>The views and opinions in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue.</em></p> 263 </div><!-- end .entry-content --> 264 265 <footer class="entry-meta"> 266 267 268 <div class="authorbox cf"> 269 <div class="author-info"> 270 <h3 class="author-name"><span>by </span><a href='https://energytransition.org/author/pvigh/' rel='author'>Péter Vigh</a></h3> 271 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0260aff62f6b91ecb449fc628a8f83591d40f930ff0f34628b509fa069e4b95?s=120&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0260aff62f6b91ecb449fc628a8f83591d40f930ff0f34628b509fa069e4b95?s=240&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-120 photo' height='120' width='120' decoding='async'/> <p class="author-description">Péter Vigh is a Budapest based editor and project manager, the founder of the 1,5 Degrees (Másfél fok) popular science and awareness raising platform which is committed to bring together scientists with journalists to achieve a well informed, pro climate and resilient society. In the past 5 years the platform became a known, respected and often cited reliable source in the Hungarian media landscape. Previous to this, he was involved with the EU's LIFE programme as an advisor and as a coach in Climate-KIC's Pironeers into Practice programme.</p> 272 </div><!-- end .author-info --> 273 </div><!-- end .author-wrap --> 274 </footer><!-- end .entry-meta --> 275</article><!-- end .post-30315 --> 276 <div id="comments" class="comments-area"> 277 278 279 <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> 280 <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/2026/05/hungarys-green-reset-what-to-expect-from-the-post-orban-era/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3><form action="https://energytransition.org/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form"><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment <span class="required">*</span></label> <textarea autocomplete="new-password" id="de625d4d35" name="de625d4d35" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="65525" required="required"></textarea><textarea id="comment" aria-label="hp-comment" aria-hidden="true" name="comment" autocomplete="new-password" style="padding:0 !important;clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px) !important;position:absolute !important;white-space:nowrap !important;height:1px !important;width:1px !important;overflow:hidden !important;" tabindex="-1"></textarea>
280<script data-noptimize>document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a6918db9d4af46290184520bcc57f8c2" );document.getElementById("de625d4d35").setAttribute( "id", "comment" );</script>
280</p><p class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">Name <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="245" autocomplete="name" required="required" /></p> 281<p class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">Email <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="100" aria-describedby="email-notes" autocomplete="email" required="required" /></p> 282<p class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">Website</label> <input id="url" name="url" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="200" autocomplete="url" /></p> 283<p class="form-submit"><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" class="submit" value="Post Comment" /> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='30315' id='comment_post_ID' /> 284<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' /> 285</p></form> </div><!-- #respond --> 286 287 </div><!-- #comments .comments-area --> 288 289 <div class="nav-wrap cf"> 290 <nav id="nav-single"> 291 <div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://energytransition.org/2026/04/the-billion-dollar-boondoggle-how-vogtle-became-the-uss-monument-to-nuclear-folly/" rel="prev"><span class="meta-nav">Previous Post</span>The billion-dollar boondoggle: how Vogtle became the USâs monument to nuclear folly</a></div> 292 <div class="nav-next"><a href="https://energytransition.org/2026/06/why-britain-is-saying-no-to-hydrogen-boilers/" rel="next"><span class="meta-nav">Next Post</span>Why Britain is saying no to hydrogen boilers</a></div> 293 </nav><!-- #nav-single --> 294 </div><!-- end .nav-wrap --> 295 296 </div><!-- end #primary --> 297 298<div id="blog-sidebar" class="default-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary"> 299 <div class="entry-tags"><h5 class="small-headline">Tags</h5><a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/energy-dependency/" rel="tag">energy dependency</a> <a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/eu-funding/" rel="tag">EU funding</a> <a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/green-transformation/" rel="tag">green transformation</a> <a href="https://energytransition.org/tag/hungary/" rel="tag">Hungary</a></div> 300 301 <aside id="text-5" class="widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"><a href="http://wiki.energytransition.org/" target="_blank"><div class="book-teaser"> 302<div class="book-teaser-corner-outer"> 303<div class="book-teaser-corner-inner"></div> 304</div> 305<div class="eBookLink">Wiki</div> 306<div class="book-teaser-text">THE <br>GERMAN ENERGIEWENDE WIKI</div> 307</div></a><div class="book-lang-menu clearfix"><ul><li><a href="http://wiki.energytransition.org/infographics/">Infographics</a></li><li><a href="http://wiki.energytransition.org/glossary/">Glossary</a></li><li><a href="http://wiki.energytransition.org/languages" target ="_blank">Languages</a></li> 308</ul></div></div> 309 </aside></div><!-- end #blog-sidebar --> 310 311<footer id="colophon" class="site-footer cf"> 312 313 314<div id="footerwidgets-wrap" class="cf"> 315 <div id="footer-one" class="default-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary"> 316 <aside id="zuki_recentposts_last_post-2" class="widget widget_zuki_recentposts_last_post"> 317 <div class="widget-title-wrap"><h3 class="widget-title"><span>Latest Post</span></h3></div> 318 319 320 <article class="rp-last-post"> 321 <p><a href="https://energytransition.org/2026/09/crisis-as-catalyst-europe-is-failing-the-test/"><span 322 class="entry-title">Crisis as catalyst? Europe is failing the test</span></a><span 323 class="entry-author">by Paul Hockenos</span><span 324 class="entry-date">07 Sep 2026</span></p> 325 </article><!--end .rp-last-post --> 326 327 328 329 </aside> </div><!-- end #footer-one --> 330 331 332 <div id="footer-three" class="default-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary"> 333 <aside id="nav_menu-2" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="menu-footer-1-container"><ul id="menu-footer-1" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-11553" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11553"><a href="/">Home</a></li> 334<li id="menu-item-30147" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-30147"><a href="https://energytransition.org/about-us/">About us</a></li> 335<li id="menu-item-11367" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11367"><a href="https://energytransition.org/authors/">Authors</a></li> 336<li id="menu-item-30151" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30151"><a href="https://energytransition.org/legal/">Legal information</a></li> 337<li id="menu-item-11368" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11368"><a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.energytransition.org/">The German Energiewende Wiki</a></li> 338</ul></div></aside> </div><!-- end #footer-three --> 339 340 <div id="footer-four" class="default-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary"> 341 </div><!-- end #footer-four --> 342 343 <div id="footer-five" class="default-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary"> 344 </div><!-- end #footer-five --> 345 <div id="footer-six" class="default-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary"> 346 <aside id="nav_menu-5" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="menu-footer-4-container"><ul id="menu-footer-4" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-17546" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-17546"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.boell.de/en/newsletter-energy-transition">Sign up for newsletter</a></li> 347<li id="menu-item-29061" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-29061"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/energy-transition-blog/">LinkedIn</a></li> 348<li id="menu-item-11385" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11385"><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/energiewendeger.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></li> 349<li id="menu-item-11384" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11384"><a href="https://twitter.com/EnergiewendeGER">X</a></li> 350<li id="menu-item-11386" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11386"><a href="/feed">rss</a></li> 351</ul></div></aside> </div><!-- end #footer-six --> 352 </div><!-- end #footerwidgets-wrap --> 353 354 <div id="site-info"> 355 <ul class="credit" role="contentinfo"> 356 <li class="copyright">An Initiative of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. <br> 357 © 2012 - 2026</li> 358 359 </ul><!-- end .credit --> 360 </div><!-- end #site-info --> 361 362</footer><!-- end #colophon --> 363</div><!-- end #main-wrap --> 364 365</div><!-- end #container --> 366 367
368<!-- Piwik -->
369<script type="text/javascript"> 370 (function(window, document, dataLayerName, id) { 371 window[dataLayerName]=window[dataLayerName]||[],window[dataLayerName].push({start:(new Date).getTime(),event:"stg.start"});var scripts=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],tags=document.createElement('script'); 372 function stgCreateCookie(a,b,c){var d="";if(c){var e=new Date;e.setTime(e.getTime()+24*c*60*60*1e3),d="; expires="+e.toUTCString()}document.cookie=a+"="+b+d+"; path=/"} 373 var isStgDebug=(window.location.href.match("stg_debug")||document.cookie.match("stg_debug"))&&!window.location.href.match("stg_disable_debug");stgCreateCookie("stg_debug",isStgDebug?1:"",isStgDebug?14:-1); 374 var qP=[];dataLayerName!=="dataLayer"&&qP.push("data_layer_name="+dataLayerName),isStgDebug&&qP.push("stg_debug");var qPString=qP.length>0?("?"+qP.join("&")):""; 375 tags.async=!0,tags.src="//boell.containers.piwik.pro/"+id+".js"+qPString,scripts.parentNode.insertBefore(tags,scripts); 376 !function(a,n,i){a[n]=a[n]||{};for(var c=0;c<i.length;c++)!function(i){a[n][i]=a[n][i]||{},a[n][i].api=a[n][i].api||function(){var a=[].slice.call(arguments,0);"string"==typeof a[0]&&window[dataLayerName].push({event:n+"."+i+":"+a[0],parameters:[].slice.call(arguments,1)})}}(i[c])}(window,"ppms",["tm","cm"]); 377 })(window, document, 'dataLayer', '30fa196d-184d-4e24-9d64-0b614c4db6f4'); 378</script>
378<noscript><iframe src="//boell.containers.piwik.pro/30fa196d-184d-4e24-9d64-0b614c4db6f4/noscript.html" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> 379<!-- End Piwik Code --> 380
381<script type="speculationrules"> 382{"prefetch":[{"source":"document","where":{"and":[{"href_matches":"/*"},{"not":{"href_matches":["/wp-*.php","/wp-admin/*","/wp-content/uploads/*","/wp-content/*","/wp-content/plugins/*","/wp-content/themes/zuki-child/*","/wp-content/themes/zuki/*","/*\\?(.+)"]}},{"not":{"selector_matches":"a[rel~=\"nofollow\"]"}},{"not":{"selector_matches":".no-prefetch, .no-prefetch a"}}]},"eagerness":"conservative"}]} 383</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 383
383
384<script async data-wp-strategy="async" fetchpriority="low" id="comment-reply-js" src="https://energytransition.org/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.min.js?ver=7.1.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 384
384
385<script id="wp-emoji-settings" type="application/json"> 386{"baseUrl":"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https://energytransition.org/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=7.1.2"}} 387</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 387
387
388<script type="module"> 389/*! This file is auto-generated */ 390var e="script#wp-emoji-settings",t=document.querySelector(e);if(!(t instanceof HTMLScriptElement))throw new Error("Element missing: "+e);const r=JSON.parse(t.text),s=(window._wpemojiSettings=r,"wpEmojiSettingsSupports"),o=["flag","emoji"];function i(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(s,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function c(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0);const r=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);return t.every((e,t)=>e===r[t])}function p(e,t){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var n=e.getImageData(16,16,1,1);for(let e=0;e<n.data.length;e++)if(0!==n.data[e])return!1;return!0}function u(e,t,n,r){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf6","\ud83c\udde8\u200b\ud83c\uddf6")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!r(e,"\ud83e\u1fac8")}return!1}function f(e,t,n,r){let a;const s=(a="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):document.createElement("canvas")).getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(s.textBaseline="top",s.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(e=>{o[e]=t(s,e,n,r)}),o}function a(e){var t=document.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,document.head.appendChild(t)}r.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},new Promise(t=>{let n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(s));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(o),u.toString(),c.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"});const a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=e=>{i(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}i(n=f(o,u,c,p))}t(n)}).then(e=>{for(const n in e)r.supports[n]=e[n],r.supports.everything=r.supports.everything&&r.supports[n],"flag"!==n&&(r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&r.supports[n]);var t;r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!r.supports.flag,r.supports.everything||((t=r.source||{}).concatemoji?a(t.concatemoji):t.wpemoji&&t.twemoji&&(a(t.twemoji),a(t.wpemoji)))}); 391//# sourceURL=https://energytransition.org/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.min.js 392</script>
392 393 394</body> 395</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.