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Green Political Activists Training on Climate Policy (Budapest)
Are you interested in learning more about the climate crisis effects in Hungary and the EU and the policies being discussed to tackle it? Then join our young activists’ training led by experts on the field!
About the event
What is climate policy and what does it look like in Hungary and at the EU level? Together we’ll explore concrete steps we can take to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees or explore issues such as disappearing pollinators and animal and plant species becoming extinct.
Would you like to debate the responsibility of individuals and decision-makers in environmental protection? Have you heard of plants that can withstand extreme urban climates? Do you think electric cars are a green solution? Do we even need a nuclear power plant? Why can’t wind farms be built in Hungary? What is the European Green Deal about? What does a fair green transition in Europe mean?
In our first session of the green political activist training, we will discuss these issues with a focus on Hungary and the European Union. We will highlight current political action and plausible solutions. Special emphasis will be put on EU green policy and viable tools for political activism.
Project background
This event is part of the Green European Foundation’s Green Political Activist Training Project. We put together a series of learning activities aiming to help participants to understand the concepts of political ecology and apply them to both local and European-level politics. We will examine various policies and policy proposals ranging from local politics to the European Green Deal. Our goal is to prepare participants for both assessing and advocating policies in line with progressive green values. We’ll also provide young green activists with them tools and knowledge, as well as an opportunity to network, get in contact with political actors and experts on multiple levels and come together as a political community. It is essential for us to help like-minded movements and actors connect in order to help the political ecosystem flourish.
Speakers
Dr habil. Judit Bartholy, ELTE Department of Meteorology,
Benedek Jávor, environmentalist, Head of the Representation of Budapest in Brussels
András Perger, Greenpeace
István Bart, climate change expert and urban planner
Programme
10:15 – 11:15 – Changing climate: extreme events, risks and visible trends
11:45 – 12:00 – Global trends, EU climate policy
13:30 – 14:00 – Fighting climate change, mitigation and adaptation
15:00 – 16:00 – Climate situation in Hungary, climate policy
Practicalities
This event will be held in person. We have limited places, the registration follows a first come-first-served basis.
Date and Time: 29. April 2023, 10:00-16:00
Location: Gödör Klub, Budapest, Király u. 50, 1061
Language: The event will be held in Hungarian.
Registration: Please register in advance here
This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Progressive Hungary Foundation and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.