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Data Type

Indicator ID

System	Shift	Indicator Sort descending	Last Updated	Type
Industry	Reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations as…	Countries in the Zero Routine Flaring Initiative	October 29, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Countries in which electricity price is competitive with gas or oil for heating		Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Shift to public, shared and non-motorized transport	Countries investing in non-car modes		Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Optimize building energy consumption	Countries providing financing to access energy efficiency programs		Enabler and Barrier
Economics	Integrate new prosperity metrics into economic planning and…	Countries regularly implementing and publishing on the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting framework	April 14, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Minimize environmental and social harms in resource…	Countries regulating deforestation-free products	June 10, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Use products longer	Countries requiring product durability information	April 17, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Economics	Integrate new prosperity metrics into economic planning and…	Countries supporting a globally harmonized accounting framework for well-being, equity and sustainability indicators		Enabler and Barrier
Economics	Embed climate, nature and equity into economic analysis	Countries that are mainstreaming climate, nature and equity considerations into policy appraisal tools		Outcome
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Countries that completed zero-waste policy reforms		Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Ensure access to and adoption of healthier, more…	Countries that have integrated sustainability in food-based dietary guidelines	May 9, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Countries with a phase-out date for installation of new fossil fuel-based heating equipment		Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Countries with a requirement for public buildings to be zero-carbon for their whole life		Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Increase agricultural productivity sustainably, resiliently…	Countries with a sectoral measure focused on agriculture in their NDCs	May 14, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Decrease overconsumption	Countries with a virgin material tax		Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Shift to public, shared and non-motorized transport	Countries with announced mode shift targets prioritizing public transport	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Food and Agriculture	Ensure access to and adoption of healthier, more…	Countries with at least one coalition dedicated to shifting diets		Enabler and Barrier
Economics	Transform economic policies to accelerate action for…	Countries with biodiversity-relevant subsidies	April 15, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Finance	Scale up public investment for climate and nature	Countries with biodiversity-relevant subsidies	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Economics	Transform economic policies to accelerate action for…	Countries with biodiversity-relevant taxes, fees, tradable permits and offsets	April 15, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	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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