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Green accounting

Green accounting is a way of keeping track of how much money is spent on making sure businesses and countries follow environmental rules, which help to protect the planet. It is important to count this money so that we can know how much is being spent on protecting the environment and make sure that it is enough. To do green accounting, someone looks at all the money the business or country spends on things like reducing pollution, saving energy, and recycling. They add up all of the costs and come up with a total. This helps them make sure the environment is being taken care of and that everyone is doing their part.