Review on the Role of Green Technologies in Hungarian Policies Concerning Sustainability

dr. jur. Barna Arnold Keserű, PhD student Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Law & Political Sciences, Győr, Hungary.

What is sustainable development?

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Cornerstones: 1972 Stockholm, 1987 Brundtland Commission, 1992 Rio, 2002 Johannesburg, 2012 Rio.

Pillars: 3+1

– Environmental protection (Stockholm and Rio) – – – Economy (Rio) Society (Johannesburg) Human (in Hungarian National Sustainable Development Framework 2012-2014)

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What is sustainable development?

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„Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” – Our Common Future, 1987

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Constitutional background

• • • • • 1st January, 2012 – Fundamental Law National Avowal: commitment to promote our heritage and responsibility for descendants Article P: commitment to preserve the resources for the future generations Article XXI: right to a healthy environment

Article

38: financial environment protection background of

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National Sustainable Development Strategy (2007)

• • Serious problems were identified 11 priorities to fight against these problems, for example: – – – – – – protection of natural values combating climate change sustainable water management strengthening of sustainable production and consumer habits transformation of energy economy sustainable economic regulation

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New Széchenyi Plan (2011) 6 Date: 29/04/2020 Presenter: dr. jur. Barna Arnold Keserű

New Széchenyi Plan (2011)

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Four priorities within the Green economy Development Program:

– – – – Green energy Energy-efficiency Green education Green R&D&I

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8 National Environmental Technology Innovation Strategy 2011-2020 (2011) Intervention fields Horizontal type technological innovations Targets

Sustainable resource management, resource efficiency, decrease of environmental loads.

Nanotechnology,

Development areas

biotechnology, products, advanced materials.

use of photonics, bio-based

Air Waste Water Noise and vibration Construction industry Renewable Energy Remediation Agriculture and soil protection

Decrease air pollution made by transportation and households.

Recycling, decreasing the organic content of waste, reducing waste production, less hazardous waste.

waste, selective collection of Decreasing specific water use in industry and agriculture, waste water recycling, ensuring high quality drinking water supply.

Improving public transport vehicles and traffic control, upgrading heating and energy efficiency.

Low-waste technologies, separately collected waste processing, usage of waste as secondary raw materials.

Water-efficient key technologies, water-saving agricultural technologies, iron and manganese removal technologies for drinking water.

Decreasing noise pollution in settlements, vibration protection.

Eco-friendly construction, resource-management, sustainable energy-efficient buildings.

Noise barriers, noise and vibration reducing traffic developments, sound insulation in buildings.

Building materials from renewable sources, usage of secondary raw materials and renewable energy sources, thermal insulation.

Efficient use of different renewable energy resources.

Heat pump energy use, waste heat capturing, heat energy recovering system, geothermal energy use, solar energy in households, biomass, small wind technologies.

turbines, efficient energy storage, photovoltaic Remediation of polluted compartments (soil, water) and monitoring, giving priority to the green remediation.

Bioremediation, innovative technologies, in-situ processes.

Decreasing protection, environmental more efficient pressure, water soil use, decreasing the use of pesticides, reducing soil pollution and waste production.

Eco-friendly technologies, organic farming technologies, efficient use of nutrients, irrigation and water recycling technologies, biological agents with integrated pest management, waste energy recovery, usage of geothermal energy.

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National Rural Strategy (2012)

• • • Overall objective: increase the population carrying capacity and population holding capacity.

It has three aspects: – – Sustainability Territorial and societal cohesion – City-country connection These are divided into 7 strategic fields (like protection and sustainable use of natural values and resources, and the improvement of the qualitiy of rural environment), which contain 50 programs in total.

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Jedlik Plan – The National Strategy for the Protection of Intellectual Property (2013) 10

• • • • It defines mid-term objectives for the years of 2013 2016 It prescribes more than 100 measures along the 40 action directions.

Connection of green economy and industrial property under chapter 4.3.2

Relevant fields of green economy from the aspect of industrial property – alternative energy sources – – – innovations in the field of environment protection industry environmental innovations in agriculture innovation connecting to waste management

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Jedlik Plan – The National Strategy for the Protection of Intellectual Property (2013)

• • • In the period 2007-2012 the number of patent applications grew from 74 to 122 concerning green technologies.

Lagging fields: – – – Biomass Geothermic energy Vechicles – CO 2 emission reduction Improvement observed: – – – – Wind energy Energy storing Heat insulation Waste management

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Conclusion

• • • • Strategies were adopted sustainable development yearly concerning All of them foster green technologies The overall picture remained the same, the strategies can’t achieve serious successes Main problems: – – – Low IP activity in public financed research centers Low intensity of R&D&I Insufficient money in the SME’s – – No obligation for patenting in tenders Absence of using IP valuation methods

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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