A Sustainable Fiscal Policy Against the Global Climate Crisis: Green Fiscal Policy - Comparison of Policy Indicators of Selected Countries

Abstract

Green fiscal policies as a sustainable fiscal policy are the most important public policy tools available to governments due to the acceleration of the global climate crisis and the finalization of its effects. Because with green fiscal policy tools, governments know how to direct social, economic and fiscal impacts. However, there are some interdisciplinary situations regarding the implementation of green fiscal policies. These situations include problems and solutions. However, the solution to the problems may be difficult in practice. In this context, this study tries to reveal the obstacles to solving the global climate crisis with an interdisciplinary approach by presenting a comparison of the fiscal approach to solving the problems in the context of policy indicators with selected countries and making predictions and inferences regarding the implementation of fiscal policies.

Keywords

• fiscal policy
• budget
• enviromental taxes
• green spending
• green fiscal policy
• green transformation
• sustaintability

Küresel İklim Krizine Karşı Sürdürülebilir Bir Maliye Politikası: Yeşil Maliye Politikası- Seçilmiş Ülkelerin Politika Göstergelerinin Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Sürdürülebilir bir maliye politikası olarak yeşil maliye politikaları, küresel iklim krizinin hızlanması ve etkilerinin sona ermesi nedeniyle hükümetlerin kullanabileceği en önemli kamu politikası araçlarıdır. Çünkü yeşil maliye politikası araçlarıyla hükümetler sosyal, ekonomik ve mali etkileri nasıl yönlendireceklerini biliyorlar. Ancak yeşil maliye politikalarının uygulanmasına ilişkin bazı disiplinler arası durumlar söz konusudur. Bu durumlar sorunları ve çözümlerini içerir. Ancak sorunların çözümü pratikte zor olabilir. Bu bağlamda bu çalışma, küresel iklim krizinin çözümüne ilişkin, sorunların çözümüne yönelik mali yaklaşımın politika göstergeleri bağlamda seçilmiş ülkelerle karşılaştırılmasını sunarak ve maliye politikalarının uygulanmasına ilişkin öngörü ve çıkarımlarda bulunarak, disiplinler arası bir anlayışla sorunların çözülmesinin önündeki engelleri ortaya koymaya çalışmaktadır.

Keywords

• fiscal policy
• budget
• enviromental taxes
• green spending
• green fiscal policy
• green transformation
• sustaintability

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