💥 Enhancing youth voices at COP30! Marcele Oliveira, a 26-year-old...

UN Climate Change 1 year ago

💥 Enhancing youth voices at COP30! Marcele Oliveira, a 26-year-old communicator and climate activist, was chosen by President @lulaoficial as the COP30 Presidency Youth Champion for the conference, which takes place this November in Belém. 🌎 A Black woman born in Realengo, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Marcele is a cultural producer and co-founder of the “O Clima é de Mudança” coalition, as well as a Youth Climate Negotiator for Rio’s Secretariat of Environment and Climate. ✊🏾 Among other responsibilities, Marcele will elevate the children and youth voices in shaping a space that’s more inclusive and connected to biomes, territories, and communities. 💚 _ 💥 Fortalecendo as vozes da juventude na COP30! Marcele Oliveira, comunicadora e ativista climática de 26 anos, foi escolhida pelo presidente @lulaoficial como Jovem Campeã do Clima da Presidência da COP30, conferência que acontece em novembro, em Belém. 🌎 Mulher negra, nascida em Realengo, bairro da zona oeste do Rio de Janeiro, Marcele é produtora cultural e cofundadora da coalizão “O Clima é de Mudança”, além de Negociadora Jovem do Clima pela Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Clima do Rio. ✊🏾 Entre outras responsabilidades, Marcele irá amplificar as vozes de crianças e jovens na construção de um espaço mais inclusivo e conectado aos biomas, territórios e comunidades. 💚 _ 💥 ¡Reforzando las voces juveniles en la COP30! Marcele Oliveira, comunicadora y activista climática de 26 años, fue elegida por el presidente @lulaoficial como la Joven Campeona del Clima de la Presidencia de la COP30, conferencia que se celebrará en noviembre en Belém. 🌎 Mujer negra nacida en Realengo, un barrio en la periferia de Rio de Janeiro, Marcele es productora cultural y cofundadora de la coalición “O Clima é de Mudança”, además de Negociadora Juvenil del Clima por la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Clima de Rio. ✊🏾 Entre otras responsabilidades, Marcele se encargará de amplificar las voces de niños, niñas y jóvenes para construir un espacio más inclusivo y conectado con los biomas, territorios y comunidades. 💚 #COP30 #COP30Brasil #RoadToCOP30

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Financial institutions are accelerating sustainable construction by aligning lending with measurable environmental performance. Santander UK’s decision to adapt mortgage models for Octopus Energy’s Zero Bills homes integrates credit policy with energy-efficient buildings, translating net zero carbon ambitions into mainstream financial metrics. This shift signals the emergence of whole life carbon assessment as a determinant in property valuation and positions embodied carbon and life cycle cost analysis as standard tools of risk management across the sector.

Digital transformation is amplifying the movement. The Monklands digital hospital project in Scotland demonstrates how offsite manufacturing, lifecycle assessment and connected data platforms enhance building lifecycle performance, minimise waste, and verify embodied carbon in materials. Durham’s adoption of digital planning and assessment tools reflects a broader drive toward resource efficiency in construction and environmental sustainability in construction. Together these initiatives redefine sustainable building design by embedding whole life carbon accountability into design and delivery workflows.

Policy remains an enabling force but the centre of momentum is shifting from government mandates to operational proof. A renewed national emphasis on green affordability and the integration of social equity with decarbonising the built environment are reinforcing the transition toward net zero whole life carbon outcomes. These developments illustrate a maturing circular economy in construction where sustainable building practices, low carbon design and eco-design for buildings converge to deliver verifiable carbon footprint reduction. The industry’s direction is now measurable—kilograms of CO₂, minutes saved, resources reused—evidence that green construction is evolving from aspiration to tangible low carbon building performance.

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