AGENCY TESTIMONY
Implementation of climate budgeting
5:10:27
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51 sec
Jiha introduces the city's implementation of climate budgeting, positioning New York City as a leader in this area. He explains how this new tool will be integrated into the budget decision-making process.
- New York City becomes the first big city in the U.S. to review every investment through a climate lens
- Climate budgeting is now embedded in the budget decision-making process
- This initiative aims to make the city cleaner and greener over generations
- New York City joins an elite group of global cities implementing climate budgeting, including London, Mumbai, and Oslo
Jacques Jiha
5:10:27
Making the city more livable includes doing our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect New Yorkers from the impacts of climate change.
5:10:40
To help get this done, OMB has launched climate budgeting, making us the 1st big city in the country to review every investment that we make for a climate lens.
5:10:53
This is this new tool is now embedded in the budget decision making process and will help make our city cleaner and greener over generations to come.
5:11:06
And not only are we leading in the US, but we also have joined an elite group of global cities that have implemented climate budgeting, including London, Mumbai, and Oslo.
