Evidence Database

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Explore the sources, assumptions and evidence gaps behind regulatory information, impact estimates and transition-finance scenarios.

Verified

Checked against its source and reviewed for scope, dates and units.

Reported

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Modelled

A transparent platform scenario, formula or editable assumption.

Data Gap

Information remains unknown; no numeric result is implied.

19 evidence records

REG-EU-001Verified

Countries authorising SUMD reprocessing

Ten countries in the 30-country European study area had notified national rules permitting some form of regulated single-use medical-device reprocessing through January 2025.

Dataset
Countries and regulation
Geography
European study area
Open record
GAP-PRICE-COSTData Gap

Device procurement prices and programme costs

Comparable device-level procurement prices and full programme costs are not reported across the study area.

Dataset
Devices
Geography
European study area
Open record
FIN-IHLEG-EMDE-2030Reported

Emerging and developing economy climate investment

IHLEG estimates approximately US$2.4 trillion per year by 2030 for emerging and developing economies excluding China.

Dataset
Finance benchmarks
Geography
Emerging and developing economies excluding China
Open record
FIN-IHLEG-GLOBAL-2030Reported

Global climate-investment requirement to 2030

IHLEG estimates that global climate investment needs to rise to approximately US$6.5 trillion per year by 2030.

Dataset
Finance benchmarks
Geography
Global
Open record
FIN-IHLEG-JT-2030Reported

Dedicated just-transition investment component

IHLEG identifies a dedicated just-transition component of approximately US$40 billion per year by 2030.

Dataset
Finance benchmarks
Geography
Emerging markets and developing economies
Open record
FIN-MCKINSEY-2022Reported

Net-zero physical-asset spending

McKinsey estimates average annual spending on physical assets for the net-zero transition at US$9.2 trillion from 2021 to 2050.

Dataset
Finance benchmarks
Geography
Global
Open record
GAP-BOMData Gap

Verified medical-device bills of materials

Verified bills of materials are not available for the device scenarios represented on this platform.

Dataset
Materials and supply chains
Geography
Not reported
Open record
GAP-MINE-TRACEData Gap

Device-to-country and mine sourcing

Verified device-to-country and mine-level sourcing links are not available.

Dataset
Materials and supply chains
Geography
Global supply chains
Open record
GAP-UPTAKE-VOLUMEData Gap

Comparable annual successful clinical-use volumes

Comparable annual successful clinical-use volumes across the European study area are not reported.

Dataset
Organisations and uptake
Geography
European study area
Open record
GAP-AGG-SAVINGSData Gap

Verified aggregate annual net savings

A reviewed aggregate annual net-savings figure for the current 10-country baseline is not available.

Dataset
Programme results
Geography
European study area
Open record
MOD-TF-ACTIVITYModelled

Expansion activity factor assumption

The Transition Finance illustrative scenario starts with a 1.0× activity factor for countries beyond the 10-country baseline.

Dataset
Programme results
Geography
European study area
Open record
MOD-TF-ALLOCATIONModelled

Voluntary allocation assumption

The Transition Finance illustrative scenario starts with a voluntary allocation of 1% of positive net benefit.

Dataset
Programme results
Geography
Not reported
Open record
MOD-TF-COSTModelled

Additional programme cost default

The calculator starts at €0 additional programme cost only because costs have not been entered.

Dataset
Programme results
Geography
Not reported
Open record
MOD-TF-DISCOUNTModelled

Reprocessed-device discount assumption

The Transition Finance illustrative scenario starts with a 35% discount versus the new-device price.

Dataset
Programme results
Geography
Not reported
Open record
MOD-TF-PRICEModelled

New-device price assumption

The Transition Finance illustrative scenario starts with a €450 new-device price.

Dataset
Programme results
Geography
Not reported
Open record
MOD-TF-USESModelled

Eligible uses per authorising country assumption

The Transition Finance illustrative scenario starts with 1,000,000 eligible successful device uses per authorising country per year.

Dataset
Programme results
Geography
European study area
Open record
FIN-ACTIONAID-2025Reported

Just-transition criteria in climate-fund mitigation finance

ActionAid reports that 2.8%, or approximately US$630 million, of the GCF/CIF mitigation finance examined over more than a decade supported just-transition criteria.

Dataset
Social and transition evidence
Geography
GCF and CIF projects examined
Open record
GAP-OUTCOMESData Gap

Measured worker and community outcomes

Measured worker and community outcomes attributable to SUMD reprocessing or related allocations are not reported.

Dataset
Social and transition evidence
Geography
Mineral-producing communities
Open record
GAP-TRANSFERSData Gap

Verified savings transfers to Global South priorities

Verified transfers of European hospital reprocessing savings to Global South just-transition priorities are not reported.

Dataset
Social and transition evidence
Geography
Europe and Global South
Open record

Evidence-gap register

What is still unknown

Public update history

Published version 1

The first public release established linked sources, modelled Transition Finance assumptions, eligible annual benchmarks and an explicit evidence-gap register. Future approved changes will be recorded on each evidence record.

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