Economic growth, measured primarily by GDP, has come at high environmental and social costs. Well-being, equity and sustainability goals need to be considered alongside GDP.
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🌍 Looking for a global picture of systems change?
Watch how use the #SystemsChangeLab dashboard to explore more than 250 indicators across the world’s major systems: bit.ly/4az6Qa8
The world needs to grow electric buses from 6% of bus sales in 2024 to 56% by 2030.
The good news? Five countries have already proven this is possible:
🇨🇳 China
🇳🇱 The Netherlands
🇳🇱 Finland
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇩🇰 Denmark
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👣 The average person has a material footprint of 12.6 metric tons per year — roughly the weight of about two and a half African elephants🐘🐘!
🌎 But when it comes to global resource use, some nations consume significantly more than others.
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Building a #LowCarbon, #Sustainable transport system takes more than tech. We need to:
🚫 Cut unnecessary trips
🚲 Shift to greener travel
🚈 Improve transport tech
📈 Expand access to jobs & opportunities
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✨ Tool spotlight: Explore the #SystemsChangeLab dashboard to see where global change is happening and where more action is needed: bit.ly/4az6Qa8
One-third of all food produced is never eaten. That's wasted labor, water and energy — and unnecessary emissions.
Reducing food loss and waste is essential for a sustainable future. Learn more from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/3SlNpI2
1/3 of global emissions come from the food system 🌾
Even if fossil fuels decline, food-related emissions alone could push warming beyond 1.5°C under current trends. Transforming how we grow, distribute and consume food is essential.
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#SystemsChangeLab has identified critical shifts needed to transform global governance. Together, they can help create governance that:
⚖️ Is responsive and accountable to its citizens
👱 Respects human rights
🏗️ Builds the capacity to deliver on commitments
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Key insights from the #StateofClimateAction:
💲 Private climate finance hit record highs (2023)
⬆️ New innovations made notable gains
🚘 EV sales still rising, but with some slowdowns
☀️ Solar and wind keep breaking records
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🚨 Data dashboard alert!
The #SystemsChangeLab dashboard brings together data to track global progress across major systems. Watch the video to see how the tool works: bit.ly/4az6Qa8
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands & China lead EV adoption 🔌
Once EV sales hit ~1%, sales accelerated–all following a similar “S-curve” pattern of growth.
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Global resource use needs to be cut in half by 2050. But which countries are currently consuming the most resources?
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🏢 Global building floor area could nearly double by 2050.
Building zero-carbon spaces that prioritize housing and societal needs is critical for equity and limiting dangerous climate impacts.
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🚌🚆 Buses and trains are critical to cutting transport emissions. Per passenger, they emit about one quarter of ride-hailing emissions and half of private vehicles.
To stay on a 1.5°C pathway, rapid urban transit must scale 6x faster.
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🌍 Looking for a global picture of systems change?
Watch how the #SystemsChangeLab dashboard to explore more than 250 indicators across the world’s major systems: bit.ly/4az6Qa8
📊 You can't change systems without tracking them.
🗓️ Tomorrow, join #SystemsChangeLab for a deep dive into our open-source data platform — plus key insights from the State of Climate Action 2025.
Register here: bit.ly/4rIlRfM
🌏 Tracking systems change is critical to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequitie.
📊 Join #SystemsChangeLab on Feb 18 at 10 AM EST (4 PM CET) for an interactive training and deep dive into its open source data platform.
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🌍 Global economic development has pushed Earth systems and livelihoods to dangerous levels. Transforming the economic system is essential to support action across sectors and keep the world within safe and just boundaries.
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🏗️The construction of new buildings contributed 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2022.
Explore new data from #SystemsChangeLab to learn how the world can decarbonize both construction and buildings themselves 👉 bit.ly/3AmcFrZ
To cut emissions & boost resilience, we need better urban land use planning
🏘️ Denser housing
⚡ Rooftop solar & energy access
🚇 Transit & safe streets
♻️ Sanitation & waste mgmt
Smarter cities = healthier, more livable ones
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📈 EVs hit 22% of global car sales in 2024, 8x higher than five years ago.
🚙 To meet climate goals, they need to reach 75–95% by 2030. We’re off track, but rapid growth is still possible with strong policy support.
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⚖️👎 #SystemsChangeLab data finds the current state of governance inadequate to drive systemic change.
The indicators show most people live in countries where their rights are not consistently upheld. What does this look like?
Learn here 👉 bit.ly/3Kuus5g
Circularity means moving away from the “take-make-waste” linear economy and toward a circular economy centered around “reduce, reuse, recycle”
This is crucial to:
📉Reducing overconsumption
🌿Relieving stress on natural resources
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The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 shows what it takes to close the global climate action gap. To get power on track for 2030, the world must phase out fossil gas 7x faster, coal over 10x faster, and rapidly scale solar & wind🔌⚡
Read more: bit.ly/4owx8y7
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Global economic development has pushed Earth’s systems & human livelihoods to the brink 🌍
Transforming the economic system is essential to enable policy shifts across sectors and keep the world within safe boundaries. More from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/3Y23sOy
🚨 The global food and agriculture system is moving in the wrong direction. Food insecurity is rising, pesticide use is increasing, and global cropland continues to expand.
Track the trends and explore the data with #SystemsChangeLab 👉 bit.ly/4jqYWm9
Achieving a sustainable, low carbon #transport system takes a full approach:
🚫 Avoid unnecessary trips
🚲 Shift to cleaner travel modes
🚈 Improve transport tech
📈 Expand access to jobs & opportunity
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📊 🔎 You can’t change what you can’t measure.
Data shows progress on climate, biodiversity, and equity goals but gaps remain when data is missing or incomplete. #SystemsChangeLab highlights where more research, funding, and public data are needed: bit.ly/4aEssCH
🏢 With building floor area expected to almost double by 2050, constructing zero-carbon buildings that prioritize housing and societal needs is crucial to promoting equity and limiting increasingly dangerous climate impacts.
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