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    • Power
      Power

      It is time to phase out fossil fuels and shift to a renewable system that provides clean electricity to everyone.

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      Shifts
      • 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
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      Industry

      Reducing industrial emissions will require greater resource efficiency and circularity, electrification and new solutions, including hydrogen and carbon capture.

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      Shifts
      • 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
    • SCL_Fill_Transport_blue_compound Transport
      Transport

      We must reduce demand for travel, shift to zero-carbon transport and improve existing road, rail, sea and air travel to reduce emissions.

      Explore the Transport System
      Shifts
      • 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
    • Cities
      Cities

      In an increasingly urban world, we must develop zero-waste sustainable cities that are efficient, resilient and equitable for all.

      Explore the Cities System
      Shifts
      • 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
    • Buildings
      Buildings

      To reduce and eliminate building-related emissions, we need to construct new net-zero buildings, optimize energy efficiency, and decarbonize heating, cooling and appliances.

      Explore the Buildings System
      Shifts
      • Construct zero-carbon buildings
      • Optimize building energy consumption
      • Decarbonize building energy use
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      Carbon Removal

      Removing carbon dioxide from the air and storing it permanently is a critical climate solution alongside curbing emissions.

      Explore the Carbon Removal System
      Shifts
      • Scale up technological carbon removal
    • Land
      Land

      The land system and its shifts will be launched soon.

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      Shifts
      • Effectively halt deforestation, conversion and degradation across terrestrial ecosystems
      • Restore deforested and degraded terrestrial ecosystems
      • Adopt improved land management practices to reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration
      • Sharply reduce pollution in forests and land ecosystems
      • Halt the overexploitation of wild species on land and ensure that use is sustainable
      • Dramatically slow the spread of invasive alien species on land
    • Ocean
      Ocean

      The ocean system and its shifts will be launched soon.

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      Shifts
      • Effectively halt the conversion and degradation across coastal and marine ecosystems
      • Restore marine and coastal ecosystems
      • Sharply reduce pollution
      • Halt the overexploitation of coastal and marine species and ensure that use is sustainable
      • Dramatically slow the spread of invasive, alien species in marine ecosystems
    • Freshwater
      Freshwater

      The freshwater system and its shifts will be launched soon.

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      Shifts
      • Protect freshwater ecosystems
      • Restore degraded freshwater ecosystems
      • Improve water quality
      • Halt the overexploitation of wild, freshwater species and ensure that use is sustainable
      • Dramatically slow the spread of invasive, alien freshwater species
      • Ensure reliable access to clean water for all
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      Food

      To equitably and nutritiously feed a growing population while limiting warming and biodiversity loss, we must transform how we produce and consume food.

      Explore the Food System
      Shifts
      • 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
      Finance

      Public and private investment will determine whether we are subsidizing an unsustainable pathway or investing in a sustainable and just future.

      Explore the Finance System
      Shifts
      • Scale up public investment for climate and nature
      • Scale up private investment for climate and nature
      • Scale down investment harmful to 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
    • Circularity
      Circularity

      Moving away from the historical “take-make-waste” linear economy and toward a circular economy centered around “reduce, reuse and recycle” is crucial to reducing overconsumption and relieving stress on natural resources.

      Explore the Circularity System
      Shifts
      • 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
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      Governance

      Effective and just governance should ensure equity in the way decisions are made, resources are allocated and services are delivered across society.

      Explore the Governance System
      Shifts
      • Enable a safe and secure environment for workers, civil society and communities
      • Ensure transparency and access to information
      • Guarantee access to justice
      • Promote government accountability and anti-corruption measures
      • Ensure inclusive citizen participation in policymaking and political processes
      • Strengthen government capacity to implement commitments fairly and effectively
    • Equity
      Equity

      The equity system and its shifts will be launched soon.

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      Shifts
      • Provide reliable, universal access to basic services and opportunities
      • Reduce social and political inequities
      • Facilitate a just transition to a net-zero, nature-positive future
      • Re-distribute income and wealth to ensure that they are not concentrated in the hands of the very few
    • SCL_Fill_NewEconomics_blue Economics
      Economics

      Transforming the global economic system will require integrating wellbeing, equity and sustainability metrics into economic plans, models and policies.

      Explore the Economics System
      Shifts
      • 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
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  • 28 October 2025

    The State of Climate Action in 2025

    October 28, 2025 | 9 - 10:30am (EDT)
    Join our webinar on October 28 for the launch of the State of Climate Action 2025.
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Past events

  • 30 July 2025

    Systems Change in Global Energy Systems

    July 30, 2025 | 10 - 11am (EDT)
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  • 29 May 2025

    Driving Systems Change in the Global Food System

    May 29, 2025 | 10 - 11:30am (EDT)
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  • 27 March 2025

    Discover Systems Change for People and the Planet

    March 27, 2025 | 10 - 11am (EST)
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  • 28 January 2025

    Climate Risk Tools Unveiled: Leveraging Data for Action

    January 28, 2025 | 9 - 10am (EDT)
    World Resources Institute
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  • 31 October 2024

    Cities and Buildings in Transition: Systems Change for a Resilient Future

    October 31, 2024 | 10 - 11:30am (EDT)
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  • 23 September 2024

    Forks in the Road: Navigating New Paths for Food Systems

    September 23, 2024 | 12 - 1pm (ET)
    Nature Positive Hub
    Convene, 101 Park Avenue, New York 
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