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System	Shift	Indicator Sort descending	Last Updated	Type
Finance	Eliminate harmful subsidies and investments	Number of countries that mandate the inclusion of environmental crimes in due diligence obligations and mechanisms, as measured by countries with substantial effectiveness in implementing preventative anti-money laundering measures	June 25, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Use products longer	Number of countries that require product durability information	June 25, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	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
Buildings	Construct zero-carbon buildings	Number of countries with a requirement for public buildings to be zero-carbon (whole life)		Enabler and Barrier
Transport	Shift to public, shared and non-motorized transport	Number of countries with announced mode shift targets prioritizing public transport	June 25, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Finance	Scale up public investment for climate and nature	Number of countries with biodiversity-relevant subsidies	January 17, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Finance	Price greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental harms	Number of countries with biodiversity-relevant taxes, fees, charges and tradable permits	May 16, 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
Finance	Extend economic and financial inclusion to underserved and…	Number of countries with climate finance equity commitments		Enabler and Barrier
Power	Phase out coal and unabated fossil gas electricity…	Number of countries with coal phaseout plans	June 25, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Finance	Scale up public investment for climate and nature	Number of countries with commitments to adopt green budgeting	July 2, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Increase the quantity and value of resources recovered at…	Number of countries with deposit-refund and pay-as-you-throw schemes	June 10, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	Number of countries with efforts promoting load-shifting measures		Enabler and Barrier
Industry	Improve industrial energy efficiency	Number of countries with energy efficiency obligations for utilities	December 8, 2023	Enabler and Barrier
Power	Modernize power grids, scale energy storage and manage…	Number of countries with financial incentives for energy storage	June 25, 2024	Enabler and Barrier
Finance	Extend economic and financial inclusion to underserved and…	Number of countries with financial inclusion strategies and/or payment systems	June 25, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Circular Economy	Make production more resource efficient	Number of countries with national targets for material productivity	June 10, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Cities	Plan urban land use to reduce emissions and increase…	Number of countries with national urban policies	June 13, 2024	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Finance	Price greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental harms	Number of countries with national-level taxes and charges on single-use plastics and plastic bags	August 3, 2022	Enabler and Barrier	Update this item
Cities	Plan urban land use to reduce emissions and increase…	Number of countries with nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that include actions related to urban form	June 20, 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
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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