## Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Green Public Finance

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**Canonical URL:** [Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Green Public Finance](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/mccx-gpf)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 1, 2025

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### Course overview
- Training Program: Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Green Public Finance (MCCx-GPF).
- Position in series: This online course serves as the sixth in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate (MCx) series.
- Topic: Structural Policies.
- Purpose: Learn how countries can integrate climate change considerations into their public finance management.

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy.
- Qualifications:
  - Some knowledge of economics is helpful.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the key linkages between climate change challenges and public investment management.
- Describe the Climate-PIMA tool and how it is applied in practice to support the integration of climate change considerations in public investment management.
- Define PFM.
- Identify key entry points for mainstreaming climate change across and beyond the budget cycle.
- Identify key principles for effective implementation of a green PFM reform strategy.
- Describe the main features of DIGNAD, a climate modeling tool, and understand the scenarios that can be analyzed in a typical application.

### Tools, concepts, and expected competencies
- Tools introduced:
  - Climate-PIMA (application focus: support integration of climate change considerations in public investment management).
  - DIGNAD (described as a climate modeling tool; scenarios analyzable in typical applications).
- Key concepts and competencies:
  - Linkages between climate change challenges and public investment management.
  - Public Financial Management (PFM) definition and reform principles.
  - Entry points for mainstreaming climate across and beyond the budget cycle.
  - Practical application of climate tools to inform public finance decision-making.

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## References

- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/mccx-gpf_