| C&D | Construction and demolition |
| CAP | EU Common Agricultural Policy |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CSR | Corporate social responsibility |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DMC | Domestic material consumption |
| EEEOP | Environment and Energy Efficiency Operational Programme |
| EGS | Economy Greening Scheme |
| EHIR | Electronic Waste Information System |
| EIA | Environmental impact assessment |
| ELD | Environmental Liability Directive |
| EMAS | EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme |
| EMS | Environmental management system |
| EPR | Extended producer responsibility |
| ESD | Effort Sharing Decision |
| ETS | Emissions Trading System |
| EU | European Union |
| EV | Electric vehicle |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GEFS | Green Economy Financing Scheme |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GIS | Geographic information system |
| GMO | Genetically modified organism |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GO | Government office |
| GPO | Green Point Office |
| GPP | Green public procurement |
| HCSO | Hungarian Central Statistical Office |
| HFC | Hydrofluorocarbon |
| HIR | Waste Management Information System |
| HNVA | High nature value area |
| IFKA | Industrial Development Coordination Agency |
| IPPC | Integrated pollution prevention and control |
| KIC | Knowledge and Innovation Community |
| LULUCF | Land use, land-use change and forestry |
| METÁR | Hungarian Renewable Energy Support Scheme |
| MoA | Ministry of Agriculture |
| MSW | Municipal solid waste |
| NAC | National Adaptation Centre |
| NBMS | National Biodiversity Monitoring System |
| NCCS | National Climate Change Strategy |
| NEC | National Emission Ceiling |
| NEP | National Environmental Programme |
| NETIS | National Environmental Technology Innovation Strategy |
| NFSSD | National Framework Strategy on Sustainable Development |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NH3 | Ammonia |
| NHKV | National Organiser of Waste and Asset Management |
| NKFI | National Research, Development and Innovation Fund |
| NMVOC | Non-methane volatile organic compound |
| NOx | Nitrous oxides |
| NPCR | National Plans for Collection and Recovery |
| NREAP | National Renewable Energy Action Plan |
| NWMD | National Waste Management Directorate |
| NWMP | National Waste Management Plan |
| NWMPSP | National Waste Management Public Services Plan |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OKIR | National Environmental Information System |
| OKT | National Environmental Council |
| OP | Operational programme |
| PM | Particulate matter |
| PNA | Protected natural area |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| PRO | Producer responsibility organisation |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RBMP | River basin management plan |
| RDP | Rural Development Programme |
| SCI | Site of Community Importance |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SEA | Strategic environmental assessment |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SOX | Sulphur oxides |
| STAR | State Territorial Administration Reform |
| TFC | Total final energy consumption |
| TPES | Total primary energy supply |
| UNWTO | UN World Tourism Organization |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| WEEE | Waste electrical and electronic equipment |
| WHO | World Health Organization |