During the last three days, experts from Germany, in cooperation with specialists from Clean Air Action Group, measured at several sites in Hungary the concentration of two climate- and air-polluting substances in the air: methane and black carbon (soot). The measurements demonstrated a high concentration of these harmful substances at several sites. The good news is that these emissions could be reduced quickly, which would have a practically immediate positive effect both on local air quality...

Methane emissions have increased rapidly in recent decades, a recent study by the European Environment Agency points out. Methane is one of the main causes of global warming and air pollution, but despite this, few people know about it. The Clean Air Action Group is therefore working with a wide range of experts to develop concrete proposals to reduce methane emissions in HungaryMore

Discussion, advice and ecological footprint calculation on the importance of individual action in the fight against climate change. Climate change is the most important challenge of our time. Slowing down these alarming processes and mitigating their environmental, economic and social consequences is key. The path towards climate neutrality and a healthy environment will not be easy. We all make choices every day about what we consume, where and...More

Tighten and implement sanctions on Russian oil and gas – this is what a joint letter by 65 NGOs is calling for from governments attending a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine starting today in Switzerland.More

New in-depth data research from five leading climate and environment organisations reveals that only a minority of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) during the 2019-2024 mandate acted to protect Europe’s climate, nature and air quality. BirdLife Europe, Climate Action Network Europe, European Environmental Bureau, Transport & Environment, and WWF European Policy Office have analysed European Parliament voting records of the...More

With the start of the heating season, there has been an extraordinary rise in the number of complaints received by the Clean Air Action Group from desperate residents who fear that they and their children could be at risk of getting a fatal disease from the burning of waste by their neighbours. Since the dangerous phenomenon spares no one, the environmental NGO is calling on the government to take immediate measures in a letter to Gergely...More

STATEMENT OF THE CIVILIZÁCIÓ COALITION The Hungarian Parliament is about to adopt the so-called Defense of Sovereignty Law. This is in fact the government's attempt to deter its own citizens from democratic participation and to discourage the discussion of public affairs. Over 100 Hungarian civil society organisations are protesting against adopting the law that only protects the arbitrary interests of those in power, and call on the...More