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Data Type

Indicator ID

System	Shift	Indicator	Last Updated	Type Sort descending
Finance	Scale up public investment for climate and nature	Countries with biodiversity-relevant subsidies	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	Electricity grid permitting process duration		Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Plan urban land use to reduce emissions and increase…	Cities that are net zero aligned	October 11, 2024	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Reduce demand for cement, steel and plastics	Cement demand under some form of legislation, policy or target to promote material efficiency and circular economy		Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	New installed capacity of steel production	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Cities with active zero-waste programs focusing on methane capture evidence		Enabler and Barrier
Economics	Integrate new prosperity metrics into economic planning and…	Businesses with a legal mandate or corporate by-laws requiring them to be purpose-driven	April 14, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Food and Agriculture	Ensure access to and adoption of healthier, more…	Meat alternatives in retail meat markets	May 9, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Minimize environmental and social harms in resource…	Certificates tracking sustainable fishery and aquaculture products from origin to final products	January 4, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon shipping and aviation	Countries with policies supporting the development of advanced biofuels	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Make production more resource efficient	Public and private funds invested in resource efficient technologies		Enabler and Barrier
Food and Agriculture	Increase agricultural productivity sustainably, resiliently…	Mobile cellular subscriptions	May 9, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon cars, trucks and buses	Average cost of a new light-duty electric vehicle	October 29, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Optimize building energy consumption	Countries with building energy codes	August 1, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Finance	Scale up private investment for climate and nature	Significant GHG-emitting companies with credible transition plans	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Power	Phase out coal and unabated fossil gas electricity…	Countries with coal phaseout plans	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	Investment in power grid resilience		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	Companies undertaking commitments to accelerate adoption and deployment of green hydrogen	January 23, 2025	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Technological Carbon Removal	Scale up technological carbon removal	Companies purchasing carbon removal credits	October 30, 2024	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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