JOINTLY TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND SOCIAL ISSUES

Abstract

Climate change and social issues have multiple two-way interactions, yet they are often addressed separately in public policy-making processes. We present here an analysis grid developed to facilitate the identification of climate and social hotspots in a national budget. Building on Climate Budget Tagging exercises, this tool aims to help governments easily review their entire budget to bring out budgetary measures that have both climate and social impacts. We applied the analysis grid to the French finance bill for 2021, highlighting that 83% of climate-related budgetary expenditures also have social impacts.