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Data Type

System	Shift	Indicator	Type
Transport	Shift to public, shared and non-motorized transport	Number of countries investing in non-car modes	Enabler and Barrier
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	Global potential flexible power demand	Outcome
Circular Economy	Decrease overconsumption	Percent of consumers buying new clothing while having adequate clothing	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Production of near-zero-emission ore-based steel	Outcome
Power	Phase out coal and unabated fossil gas electricity…	Active programs to relocate workers from coal and gas industries to other jobs or areas	Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Proportion of generated solid waste volumes disposed in sanitary landfills	Outcome
Transport	Shift to public, shared and non-motorized transport	Total investment in rapid transit systems	Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at…	Recycling rate of industrial waste	Outcome
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	Electricity grid permitting process duration	Enabler and Barrier
Power	Ensure energy access and a just and equitable transition…	Share of household income spent on electricity	Outcome
Industry	Electrify industry	Number of industrial companies setting electrification targets	Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Investments in research and development of alternative building materials	Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon cars, trucks and buses	Jurisdictions with financial incentives for zero-emission vehicles	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Number of jobs in research, development and innovation for low-carbon cement	Enabler and Barrier
Finance	Extend economic and financial inclusion to underserved and…	Number of quality green jobs	Outcome
Power	Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation	Share of power sector emissions covered by carbon pricing	Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Per capita availability of capital funds from national, state and municipal levels	Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon cars, trucks and buses	Average cost of a new medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle	Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Plan urban land use to reduce emissions and increase…	Share of urban land that is vegetated	Outcome
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Global corporate research and development spending for low-carbon steel	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
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
--Price greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental harms
--Ensure that the financial system accounts for climate- and nature-related risks
--Eliminate harmful subsidies and investments
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
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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