Title: Assessment of regional climate innovation potential in Hungary

Authors: Mária Szalmáné Csete; Orsolya Barna

Addresses: Department of Environmental Economics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Magyar Tudosok Krt. 2, Budapest, 1117, Hungary ' Department of Environmental Economics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Magyar Tudosok Krt. 2, Budapest, 1117, Hungary

Abstract: Climate change can have extremely diverse impacts on different spatial levels depending on regional characteristics. To tackle climate change in a sustainable way on a regional level should be a key priority for all regions. The role of innovation in regional competitiveness is widely studied, however, 'climate innovation' is a research niche in the regional development research field. This paper gives an overview and a typology about climate innovation options from the regional development perspective focusing on climate planning at the NUTS-3 level in Hungary. Our key findings show that the role of innovation was not considered as a key factor in the Hungarian regional climate change policy documents and climate innovation as a support tool for competitiveness and sustainable regional development is not recognised.

Keywords: regional development; sustainability management; environmental education; climate innovation; Hungary; NUTS-3; climate change; policy documents; climate change strategy; climate change action plan; innovation systems; regional competitiveness; climate platforms.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2021.119007

International Journal of Global Warming, 2021 Vol.25 No.3/4, pp.378 - 389

Received: 31 Aug 2020
Accepted: 15 Mar 2021
Published online: 17 Nov 2021 *

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