Climate budgeting

Kuopio prepares a climate budget annually in connection with the budget process. It is used to create an overall picture of the economic impacts of the city’s strategic climate goals, monitor progress on the goals, and implement Kuopio’s climate and resource intelligence program, the Viksu Kuopio program.

The climate budget was introduced in the 2026 budget. The first climate budget included only the climate actions of the city’s departments; in the 2027 budget, the climate budget will also include the subsidiaries that are most relevant to the city’s climate work.

The climate budget consists of an emissions budget and a financial plan for climate action. The emissions budget is prepared for the budget and financial planning years by the environmental protection services and defines the maximum amount of emissions that can be generated in the city area in order to achieve the city’s carbon neutrality goal by 2030.

The climate action financial plan compiles information on the costs of climate and resource-smart measures implemented by the city’s departments and subsidiaries that are relevant to climate work, as well as potential revenues and savings. The climate budget highlights expenditures related to climate change mitigation and adaptation and the promotion of resource-smart measures. In addition, the climate budget includes, for example, revenues from development projects or public transport tickets, as well as savings from green financing or energy efficiency measures. The share of climate and resource-smart measures in investments is also specified.

The climate budget is presented as part of the budget book and is discussed in connection with the mayor’s budget proposal.