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System	Shift	Indicator Sort descending	Last Updated	Type
Food and Agriculture	Increase agricultural productivity sustainably, resiliently…	Mobile cellular subscriptions	May 9, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Finance	Extend economic and financial inclusion to underserved and…	Mobile money transactions per active account	March 18, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Increase access to resilient and affordable urban services…	National funding directed at cities		Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Reduce food loss and waste	National policies to reduce food loss and waste, as measured by people living in countries acting to reduce food loss and waste at scale	May 9, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	New buildings that are zero-carbon in operation	August 1, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	New buildings that undergo a whole life cycle carbon assessment		Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	New buildings with on-site renewables		Outcome
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	New installed capacity of steel production	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	New patents for energy storage	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Finance	Ensure that the financial system accounts for climate- and…	NGFS members that have implemented or are in the process of implementing climate-related risk assessments	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Finance	Ensure that the financial system accounts for climate- and…	NGFS members that have implemented or are in the process of implementing environmental risk assessments	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Increase agricultural productivity sustainably, resiliently…	Nitrogen use efficiency among OECD members and select other countries	May 9, 2025	Outcome
Food and Agriculture	Increase agricultural productivity sustainably, resiliently…	Non-agricultural employment opportunities, as measured by the share of non-agricultural employment out of total employment	May 9, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at…	Number of extended producer responsibility schemes	July 25, 2023	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Economics	Integrate new prosperity metrics into economic planning and…	OECD governments that are embedding well-being, equity and sustainability indicators into policymaking	April 15, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Onsite septage disposed by informal latrine emptiers		Enabler and Barrier
Power	Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation	Organizations offering renewable energy training		Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Reduce avoidable vehicle and air travel	Passenger rail activity		Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Increase agricultural productivity sustainably, resiliently…	Pastureland area, as measured by land area dedicated to permanent meadows and pastures	May 9, 2025	Outcome
Food and Agriculture	Reduce food loss and waste	People living in countries measuring and reporting on food loss and waste	May 9, 2025	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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