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System	Shift Sort descending	Indicator	Last Updated	Type
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Carbon intensity per tonne of cement	July 28, 2023	Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Carbon intensity per tonne of steel	August 5, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Embodied emissions in new buildings	August 9, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Average lifetime of buildings		Outcome
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Reuse and recycling rate of construction and demolition waste	February 27, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Share of new buildings that undergo a whole life carbon assessment		Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Number of companies with targets to reduce whole life cycle carbon emissions	August 1, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Number of countries with building codes that include restrictions on embodied carbon		Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Number of countries committing to decarbonization of buildings sector	July 15, 2024	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
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Number of companies committing to zero-carbon buildings / decarbonization of own buildings	August 1, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Number of countries in which electricity price per kWh is competitive with gas or oil for heating		Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Number of jobs in manufacturing, installation, repair and maintenance of low-carbon appliances		Enabler and Barrier
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Share of new buildings that are zero-carbon in operation	August 1, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Carbon intensity of buildings operations	February 1, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Number of installed heat pumps globally	August 8, 2024	Outcome
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Share of new buildings with on-site renewables		Outcome
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Number of countries with zero-carbon building codes	August 5, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Share of renewables in district heating	August 5, 2024	Outcome	Update this item
Buildings	Decarbonize building energy use	Number of countries with a phase-out date for installation of new fossil fuel-based heating equipment		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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