Financing of the energy transition in Hungary - Session #3 Financing the decarbonisation of buildings

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 #3 Financing the decarbonisation of residential buildings and public institutions Welcome: Dóra Fazekas, Managing Director, Cambridge Econometrics Hungary Keynote Speakers: Szabolcs Mizsei, Executive Director, Hungarian Energy Efficiency Institute Paul Smyth, Director of Strategy and Technical Services, Salix Finance Panellists: Ada Ámon, Chief Advisor to the Mayor of Budapest on Climate Affairs, Budapest City Hall László Balogh, Chief Business Expert, ingatlan.hu Zsombor Barta, Director, Hungary Green Building Council James Hooton, Programme Director, UK Green Finance Institute Moderator: Áron Horváth, Head of Centre, ELTINGA Centre for Real Estate Research