The city of Leipzig declared a climate emergency in 2019, committing to prioritize climate protection in all municipal decisions and has set itself the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
The green budgeting approach should therefore become an integral part of budget preparation and budget control. By closely linking environmental and climate goals with municipal budget policy and budget management, the effects of the municipal budget on climate-damaging emissions are made visible in the sense of green budgeting and the objectives of sustainability policy are made more concrete through the financial framework. This approach aims to maximize ecological sustainability for every euro spent. It includes evaluating the environmental impact of budgetary and fiscal measures, ensuring that financial decisions support the city’s sustainability objectives1.
The project is a collaborative effort involving Kompetenzzentrum öffentliche Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur und Daseinsvorsorge (KOWID), Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik (Difu), and InfraRes GmbH.
In advance to the Leipzig project a study has been prepared in which the green budgeting approaches of 19 German cities, municipalities and districts were analyzed with regard to possible transfer potential to the city of Leipzig. In the study, 12 good practices are each presented using a fact sheet:
Good Practice Study _ 12 good practices from cities, municipalities and districts in Germany
Botta, F., K. Dziurla, M. Hesse, L. Laforet and S. Lautenschläger (2023): Nachhaltiger Haushalt Leipzig – Good Practices im Vergleich. Kompetenzzentrum Öffentliche Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur und Daseinsvorsorge e. V. (KOWID) and InfraRes GmbH. (accessed: 09.09.2024)
