It is important to acknowledge that utilizing energy plants has certain environmental consequences. Coal, nuclear, and diesel generators as well as hydro-electric dams all have their drawbacks. Hence, Hungary's invocation of environmental concerns is problematic precisely because the fundamental question of how electric energy will be produced without ecological drawbacks is ignored. The project, if completed, would lessen each country's reliance on fossil fuel and nuclear energy, both of which have substantially more devastating environmental effects. Indeed, if Slovakia cannot harness hydro-electric energy, nuclear energy nor coal-burning energy, then it has no realistic way to meet its energy requirements.