Financing of the energy transition in Hungary - Session #4 Renewable energy

Financing of the energy transition in Hungary – this was the title of a two-day, four-session, English-language online conference organised by Cambridge Econometrics, the British Embassy in Budapest and the Hungarian Economic Association on 12-13 December 2022. The aim of the roundtable discussions was to discuss current state of affairs with regards to the four topics in the focus of the event on the financing of the energy transition, namely: (1) green bonds issuance and their role in financing the energy transition in Hungary, (2) ESG risk measurement and data requirements, (3) buildings decarbonisation and (4) renewables policies and subsidies, and to produce a briefing document of panel findings and recommendations which will inform policy development for the green transition in Hungary. Session #4 Renewable energy Keynote Speakers: Ede Borbély, Head of Renewables and Energy Efficiency, MOL Nyrt. Simone Cooper-Searle, Head of Hydrogen Strategy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Panellists: Attila Aszódi, Full Professor – Department of Nuclear Energy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics Anita Simon, Deputy CEO – Sustainability and Circular Economy, Alteo Group László Szabó, CEO, REKK Edward Jones, Senior Policy Manager, Energy UK Moderator: Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-chief, CEEnergyNews