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System	Shift	Indicator Sort descending	Last Updated	Type
Food and Agriculture	Reduce food loss and waste	Households reached by public education campaigns to reduce food waste		Enabler and Barrier	Households reached by public education campaigns to reduce food waste
Cities	Increase access to resilient and affordable urban services…	Housing options that are affordable		Enabler and Barrier	Housing options that are affordable
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon cars, trucks and buses	Human rights allegations in critical minerals mining	October 30, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Human rights allegations in critical minerals mining Update this item
Circular Economy	Minimize environmental and social harms in resource…	Human rights violations caused by resource extraction	August 19, 2026	Outcome	Human rights violations caused by resource extraction Update this item
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Human waste collected through piped sewer systems	August 26, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Human waste collected through piped sewer systems
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Human waste treated in urban wastewater facilities		Outcome	Human waste treated in urban wastewater facilities
Freshwater	Effectively halt conversion and degradation across…	Hydropower dams planned or under construction on large rivers	August 10, 2026	Enabler and Barrier	Hydropower dams planned or under construction on large rivers Update this item
Freshwater	Ensure equitable access to safe and affordable drinking…	Inability to maintain aging water infrastructure, as measured by non-revenue water performance metrics for water and sanitation utilities	August 10, 2026	Enabler and Barrier	Inability to maintain aging water infrastructure, as measured by non-revenue water performance metrics for water and sanitation utilities Update this item
Industry	Electrify industry	Industrial companies setting electrification targets		Enabler and Barrier	Industrial companies setting electrification targets
Industry	Improve industrial energy efficiency	Industrial energy use covered by mandatory industrial energy efficiency policies		Enabler and Barrier	Industrial energy use covered by mandatory industrial energy efficiency policies
Circular Economy	Make production more resource efficient	Industrial initiatives with symbiosis	April 7, 2023	Enabler and Barrier	Industrial initiatives with symbiosis Update this item
Freshwater	Effectively halt conversion and degradation across…	Inland waters in protected areas or other effective area-based conservation measures	August 10, 2026	Enabler and Barrier	Inland waters in protected areas or other effective area-based conservation measures Update this item
Freshwater	Sharply reduce water pollution and improve water quality	Inland wetland eutrophication		Outcome	Inland wetland eutrophication
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Inorganic daily municipal waste	June 25, 2024	Outcome	Inorganic daily municipal waste Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Installed heat pumps	August 8, 2024	Outcome
Finance	Scale up private investment for climate and nature	Institutional investor assets aligned with achieving net-zero emissions by 2050	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Institutional investor assets aligned with achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 Update this item
Finance	Scale down investment harmful to climate and nature	Institutional investor commitments to divest from fossil fuels	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Institutional investor commitments to divest from fossil fuels Update this item
Finance	Ensure that the financial system accounts for climate- and…	Institutions supporting the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Institutions supporting the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Update this item
Freshwater	Ensure equitable access to safe and affordable drinking…	Interannual variability of surface water supply	August 10, 2026	Enabler and Barrier	Interannual variability of surface water supply Update this item
Economics	Embed climate, nature and equity into economic analysis	International financial institutions that are integrating climate, nature and equity into macroeconomic modeling		Outcome	International financial institutions that are integrating climate, nature and equity into macroeconomic modeling

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
Freshwater
--Restore freshwater ecosystems
--Sharply reduce water pollution and improve water quality
--Halt the overexploitation of wild, freshwater species and ensure sustainable use
--Ensure equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for all
--Minimize disruptions to the timing and quantity of the water cycle
--Effectively halt conversion and degradation across freshwater ecosystems
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
Governance
--Enable a safe and secure environment for workers, civil society and communities
--Ensure transparency and access to information
--Guarantee access to justice
--Promote government accountability and anti-corruption measures
--Ensure inclusive citizen participation in policymaking and political processes
--Strengthen government capacity to implement commitments fairly and effectively
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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