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• Pledges alone do not guarantee desired outcomes.38 And with pledge-based approaches driving climate policies at the global and state levels, it is little wonder why frameworks and evaluations underestimate the complexities of implementation
• The shortfalls aren’t hard to find. Key steps—such as planning, measuring, implementing, and tracking progress—all happen in tandem, tend to be driven by different actors, and are both interdependent and prone to stalling. GHG inventories—standard measurements to gauge GHG emissions for a given geography— are essential to chart progress, but they a...
• These outputs, in turn, are what will bring real results
• These inter- and intra-jurisdictional coordination challenges are even more complex when considering the public utilities (e.g., water) and authorities (e.g., transit) that have service areas, service populations, and service needs traversing regions.
• simple, transparent timelines, trackers, and progress metrics build opportunities for accountability and demystify the decarbonization process

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