Green PB in Scotland
Green PB is a way for people to make direct decisions about how budgets are spent addressing climate change and reducing our carbon footprints.
A type of participatory budgeting (PB), Green PB can be about entire PB processes delivering green aims, or parts of PB process that make a climate impact.
Green PB is one way for us to achieve a Just Transition to Net Zero for Scotland, and supports more people to be involved in the decisions that affect them, their communities and the environment.
Recognising Green PB in Scotland
The Green PB Seal and Green PB Benefits Badge help recognise, identify and support green PB activity in Scotland.
Both the Seal and Benefits Badge show the positive impact participatory budgeting is having on Scotland’s drive to achieve a Just Transition to net-zero by 2045.
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Explore Green PB
What is Green PB?
Green PB is a way for people to make direct decisions about how budgets are spent addressing climate change and reducing our carbon footprints.
What’s ‘Just Transition’?
Scotland is moving from towards ‘net zero’ - that means a 75% reduction in harmful emissions by 2030 and 100% reduction by 2045.
The Green PB Action Group
The group will contribute to and oversee positive ongoing development and adoption of Green PB activities and processes across Scotland in 2022.
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Green PB in Scotland
The Scottish Government has highlighted participatory budgeting as a way to support community-led responses to the climate emergency.
We’re working with the National PB Strategic Group to implement its priorities around responding to climate change by exploring, learning and supporting Green PB activities and approaches.
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Green PB practice & ideas
The benefits of Green PB
Infographic: This infographic explores the impact that green PB can have on supporting community involvement in decision making around the environment, and Scotland’s transition to net zero.
New training programme: Climate Democracy Action
A new training programme from People Powered will explore how to use participatory strategies to drive local governments’ response to the climate crisis.
Things you can do to ‘green’ your PB event
Infographic: Even if your event isn’t focused on Green PB, there’s still lots you can do - in fact all community events can make small changes to make a green impact.
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Finding your roots: Exploring Green PB
Here, Francesca Lynch, Development Manager at SCDC, explores the expanding world of green PB and launches PB Scotland’s new Green PB resource.
