Pécs

Hungary

Mission city Pilot city
Hungary National Platform
Pécs Mission City Label
Population 140k
City Area 82.0 km²
City active since June 2022

The City of Pécs has been committed to climate policy for almost a decade. The ambitious targets set by the city, economic actors and society have been achieved through the implementation of the Sustainable Energy Action Plan of the city of Pécs, with a 20% reduction in emissions by 2020 compared to 2011.

 

The city of Pécs joined the Covenant of Mayors in 2013 and thus joined the 2030 targets, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by. further 47.4% compared to 2019 by 2030 through measures in the area of energy use, industrial emissions, transport and waste management, and the planting of forests and green spaces. Building on the targets set in the SECAP and the Climate Strategy of the City of Pécs, stakeholders, decided to submit a declaration of intent to the European Union Urban Mission initiative, building on the progress achieved so far, and to accelerate the process of reaching the 2030 climate neutrality target.

 

In January 2022, the Municipality of Pécs submitted its application for the Europion Union's "100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission" programme as part of the European Green Deal, to be implemented under Horizon Europe. The City of Pécs has been selected by the European Commission to participate in the programme, under which the City of Pecs commits to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030.;In order to achieve the net zero target, Pécs will achieve an overall 80% reduction in emissions by 2030 compared to 2021 levels, resulting in a saving of 325 ktCO2. Currently transport emissions account for the largest share of emissions at 35%, followed by electricity emissions at 32% and the carbon impact of heating buildings at 25%. 

Key Learnings

Sustainable energy transition in Pécs

The city of Pécs, located in the South-Western part of Hungary, has been firmly committed to a climate policy, driven by a clear sense of purpose. In Pécs, which has almost 140 000 inhabitants and is the fifth largest city in the country, the two largest emitting sectors are buildings and transport, including private transport.
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