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System	Shift	Indicator Sort descending	Last Updated	Type
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Registered companies with environmental, social, governance commitments to zero-waste targets	September 22, 2023	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Food and Agriculture	Ensure access to and adoption of healthier, more…	Relative cost of meat alternatives to conventional meat products	May 9, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Power	Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation	Renewable electricity capacity per capita in developing countries as a fraction of renewable electricity capacity per capita in developed countries	January 23, 2025	Outcome
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Renewable energy generation through methane capture from urban waste		Enabler and Barrier
Power	Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation	Renewable energy permitting process duration		Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Use recycled, reused and renewable materials and components	Renewable materials in total material input	April 2, 2024	Outcome
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Renewables in district heating	August 5, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Power	Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation	Renewables in electricity capacity	January 23, 2025	Outcome
Power	Ensure energy access and a just and equitable transition…	Reported human rights allegations in critical minerals mining	October 30, 2024	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Electrify industry	Research and development spending on electrification of high-temperature heat		Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Research and development spending on green hydrogen	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon shipping and aviation	Research and development spending on zero-emission aviation		Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon shipping and aviation	Research and development spending on zero-emission shipping		Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Minimize environmental and social harms in resource…	Resource Governance Index of countries producing oil and gas	May 2, 2023	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Minimize environmental and social harms in resource…	Resource Governance Index of mining countries	May 2, 2023	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Optimize building energy consumption	Retrofitting rate of buildings	August 2, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Circular Economy	Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at…	Reuse and recycling of e-waste per capita	March 11, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Reuse and recycling rate of construction and demolition waste	February 27, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Circular Economy	Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at…	Reuse and recycling rate of construction and demolition waste	February 27, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Circular Economy	Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at…	Reuse and recycling rate of vehicles at end-of-life	March 25, 2024	Outcome	Update this item

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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