--- title: "Hungary is Building a $1 Billion Carbon-Neutral Town From Scratch" description: "## Green Town" date: "2019-05-30" modified: "2019-05-30" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/hungary-carbon-neutral-town" categories: - "Energy" - "Renewable Energy" - "Science & Energy" tags: - "agriculture" - "carbon neutral" - "greenhouse" - "the digest" --- # Hungary is Building a $1 Billion Carbon-Neutral Town From Scratch ![Hungary is planning on building a fully carbon-neutral town from the ground up in the northwest of the country to boost fruit and vegetable production.]() *\Image: Shutterstock\* ## Green Town Hungary is planning to build a fully carbon-neutral town from the ground up in the northwest of the country, [*Bloomberg* reports](). German property investment company FAKT invested $1.1 billion in the 1.27 square mile horticultural and infrastructure project that could create 5,000 permanent jobs. The entire town will be powered by solar and biogas power. The idea is to provide the groundwork for converting other regions in the area from using coal to clean energy. *Bloomberg* paints a vivid picture of the planned town, reporting that it will also feature extensive greenhouse facilities to boost the European country's supply of fruits and vegetables, as well as 1,000 apartments, a kindergarten, elementary school, and further education facilities. ## Agricultural Landmark "We're hoping for it to become one of the landmarks for Europe," Hungarian Agriculture Minister Istvan Nagy [told German broadcaster *Deutsche Welle*]() of the project. "This investment is the biggest and most complex agricultural and food industrial project of the last few decades and is unique in Central Europe." The greenhouse horticulture sector is expected to grow significantly in the next couple of years. In fact it's the EU's fastest growing agricultural sector according to *Deutsche Welle*. **READ MORE:** [Hungary to Build $1 Billion Green-Powered Town From Scratch]() \[*Bloomberg*\] **More on zero carbon:** *[“Green New Deal” Calls for a Zero-Emission America by 2030]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()