This course introduces climate budgeting as a governance system that helps to mainstream climate commitments into decision-making in cities. It presents a clear framework for approaching climate budgeting and a step-by-step implementation guide developed by Apolitical partners, C40 Cities.
Diverse examples from around the world provide practical insights to help you, as a public servant, integrate climate budgeting into your context, whether you are just beginning the process or expanding your approach.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Explain the role of climate budgeting so that you can support its integration into existing governance, finance and administrative processes.
Analyse international case studies so that you can adapt proven strategies to implement or strengthen climate budgeting in your context.
Describe C40’s Climate Budgeting Framework and Step-by-Step Guide so that you can apply best practices in your work.
Use the checklists and milestones in the Step-by-Step Guide so that you can identify and prioritise the actions you can influence in your role.
Develop a context-specific action plan so that you can help introduce or improve climate budgeting in your organisation.