Building environmental impact into how a state budget is written, so that spending can be tracked against green goals rather than assessed after the fact.
Green budgeting is a budgetary policy-making approach that integrates environmental considerations into state budgets. It is useful for assessing the environmental impacts of spending decisions and aligning public budgets with green goals. This approach aims to enable systematic tracking of funds, expenditures, and policies related to green objectives, facilitating better coordination and identification of financial needs for climate action and environmental sustainability.
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