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Data Type

System	Shift	Indicator	Type
Circular Economy	Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at…	Percent of waste sorted and collected for recycling	Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Number of countries with building codes that include restrictions on embodied carbon	Enabler and Barrier
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	Total energy storage capacity	Outcome
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon shipping and aviation	Global research and development spending on zero-emission aviation	Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Transition to zero-carbon shipping and aviation	Cost of zero-emission shipping fuels	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Reduce demand for cement, steel and plastics	Number of countries that have adopted some form of legislation, policy or target to promote resource efficiency	Enabler and Barrier
Power	Phase out coal and unabated fossil gas electricity…	Percent of displaced coal and gas workers that regained employment	Outcome
Transport	Reduce avoidable vehicle and air travel	Passenger rail activity by country	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Reduce demand for cement, steel and plastics	Share of global cement demand under some form of legislation, policy or target to promote material efficiency and circular economy	Enabler and Barrier
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Share of human waste treated in urban wastewater facilities	Outcome
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Number of cities implementing restrictions on single-use items and non-recyclable materials	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Cities	Improve urban waste management and transition to zero-waste…	Annual flow of international funding toward waste management	Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Share of heat pumps and air conditioners sold that use low or zero global warming potential refrigerants	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Electrify industry	Share of low- and medium temperature heat that is electrified	Outcome
Power	Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation	Number of organizations offering renewable energy training	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Number of jobs in research, development and innovation for low-carbon steel	Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Use products longer	Amount of designated reused products	Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Commercialize new solutions for cement, steel and plastics	Share of global cement production covered by a net-zero roadmap	Enabler and Barrier
Circular Economy	Minimize environmental and social harms in resource…	Water pollutants released from resource extraction	Outcome
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Share of new buildings that undergo a whole life carbon assessment	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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