Aligning Regional and Local Budgets with Green Objectives : Subnational Green Budgeting Practices and Guidelines / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development..

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Series:

OECD multi-level governance studies

OECD Multi-level Governance Studies;

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban, Rural and Regional Development.

Environment.

Governance.

Local Subjects:

Urban, Rural and Regional Development.

Environment.

Governance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

Green budgeting is emerging at subnational levels as an important tool for regions and cities to use to align their expenditure and revenues with their green objectives, and enhance the transparency and accountability of their climate and environmental action. It is also a tool that subnational governments can use to prioritise low-carbon investments and identify funding gaps, as well as to mobilise additional sources of both private and public climate finance. In order for subnational governments to make full use of green budgeting however, more methodological, technical, and financial support is needed. This report presents a first stocktake of subnational green budgeting practices in OECD and EU countries as well as a set of guidelines for subnational governments to use in developing and launching a green budgeting practice. It is accompanied by two green budgeting case studies - one with the Region of Brittany (France) and one with the City of Venice (Italy) - and a self-assessment tool. The self-assessment tool allows regions and cities to measure their capacity to launch a green budgeting practice or strengthen an existing one, and is available on the OECD Subnational Government Climate Finance Hub as a downloadable Excel file.

Contents:

Brittany case study

Abbreviations and acronyms

The ins and outs of green budgeting at the subnational level

Subnational green budgeting guidelines

Executive summary

A primer on green budgeting: International, national and subnational perspectives

Self-assessment tool

Venice case study

Assessment and recommendations

State of play: Subnational green budgeting practices in OECD and EU countries

Foreword.

ISBN:

9789264659773

9789264757820

9789264595149

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.