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Data Type

Indicator ID

System	Shift	Indicator Sort descending	Last Updated	Type
Technological Carbon Removal	Scale up technological carbon removal	Governments investing in carbon removal research, development and demonstration	October 30, 2024	Enabler and Barrier
Technological Carbon Removal	Scale up technological carbon removal	Governments providing carbon removal deployment support	October 30, 2024	Enabler and Barrier
Economics	Embed climate, nature and equity into economic analysis	Governments with central economic planning agencies mainstreaming climate, nature and equity into macroeconomic modeling		Outcome
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Governments with published hydrogen strategies	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Green hydrogen plans planned to become operational	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Green hydrogen production	January 23, 2025	Outcome
Economics	Transform economic policies to accelerate action for…	Harmful fisheries subsidies	March 14, 2025	Outcome
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Heat pumps and air conditioners sold using low or zero global warming potential refrigerants		Enabler and Barrier
Power	Ensure energy access and a just and equitable transition…	Household income spent on energy	April 25, 2025	Outcome
Cities	Increase access to resilient and affordable urban services…	Household income spent on housing		Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Increase access to resilient and affordable urban services…	Household income spent on transportation		Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Ensure access to and adoption of healthier, more…	Households reached by public education campaigns around healthy and sustainable diets		Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Reduce food loss and waste	Households reached by public education campaigns to reduce food waste		Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Increase access to resilient and affordable urban services…	Housing options that are affordable		Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon cars, trucks and buses	Human rights allegations in critical minerals mining	October 30, 2024	Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Minimize environmental and social harms in resource…	Human rights violations caused by resource extraction	April 24, 2025	Outcome
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Human waste collected through piped sewer systems	August 26, 2024	Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Human waste treated in urban wastewater facilities		Outcome
Industry	Electrify industry	Industrial companies setting electrification targets		Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Improve industrial energy efficiency	Industrial energy use covered by mandatory industrial energy efficiency policies		Enabler and Barrier

Power
--Phase out coal and unabated fossil gas electricity generation
--Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation
--Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage power demand
--Ensure energy access and a just and equitable transition for all
Cities
--Plan urban land use to reduce emissions and increase climate resilience
--Increase access to resilient and affordable urban services and infrastructure
--Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste cities
Technological Carbon Removal
--Scale up technological carbon removal
Circular Economy
--Decrease overconsumption
--Use recycled, reused and renewable materials and components
--Minimize environmental and social harms in resource extraction
--Make production more resource efficient
--Use products longer
--Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at end of use
Food and Agriculture
--Increase agricultural productivity sustainably, resiliently and without expanding into high-carbon, biodiverse ecosystems
--Reduce food loss and waste
--Ensure access to and adoption of healthier, more sustainable diets for all
Finance
--Scale up public investment for climate and nature
--Scale up private investment for climate and nature
--Extend economic and financial inclusion to underserved and marginalized groups
--Ensure that the financial system accounts for climate- and nature-related risks
--Scale down investment harmful to climate and nature
Industry
--Reduce demand for cement, steel and plastics
--Improve industrial energy efficiency
--Electrify industry
--Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics
--Reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations as they are phased down
Economics
--Integrate new prosperity metrics into economic planning and policymaking
--Embed climate, nature and equity into economic analysis
--Transform economic policies to accelerate action for climate, nature and equity
Transport
--Guarantee reliable access to safe and modern mobility
--Reduce avoidable vehicle and air travel
--Shift to public, shared and non-motorized transport
--Transition to zero-carbon cars, trucks and buses
--Transition to zero-carbon shipping and aviation
Buildings
--Optimize building energy consumption
--Decarbonize building energy use
--Construct zero-carbon buildings

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