đŸ’„ Enhancing youth voices at COP30! Marcele Oliveira, a 26-year-old...

UN Climate Change 1 year ago

đŸ’„ 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 BelĂ©m. 🌎 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 Ă© de Mudança” coalition, as well as a Youth Climate Negotiator for Rio’s Secretariat of Environment and Climate. âœŠđŸŸ 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. 💚 _ đŸ’„ Fortalecendo as vozes da juventude na COP30! Marcele Oliveira, comunicadora e ativista climĂĄtica de 26 anos, foi escolhida pelo presidente @lulaoficial como Jovem CampeĂŁ do Clima da PresidĂȘncia da COP30, conferĂȘncia que acontece em novembro, em BelĂ©m. 🌎 Mulher negra, nascida em Realengo, bairro da zona oeste do Rio de Janeiro, Marcele Ă© produtora cultural e cofundadora da coalizĂŁo “O Clima Ă© de Mudança”, alĂ©m de Negociadora Jovem do Clima pela Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Clima do Rio. âœŠđŸŸ Entre outras responsabilidades, Marcele irĂĄ amplificar as vozes de crianças e jovens na construção de um espaço mais inclusivo e conectado aos biomas, territĂłrios e comunidades. 💚 _ đŸ’„ ÂĄReforzando las voces juveniles en la COP30! Marcele Oliveira, comunicadora y activista climĂĄtica de 26 años, fue elegida por el presidente @lulaoficial como la Joven Campeona del Clima de la Presidencia de la COP30, conferencia que se celebrarĂĄ en noviembre en BelĂ©m. 🌎 Mujer negra nacida en Realengo, un barrio en la periferia de Rio de Janeiro, Marcele es productora cultural y cofundadora de la coaliciĂłn “O Clima Ă© de Mudança”, ademĂĄs de Negociadora Juvenil del Clima por la SecretarĂ­a de Medio Ambiente y Clima de Rio. âœŠđŸŸ Entre otras responsabilidades, Marcele se encargarĂĄ de amplificar las voces de niños, niñas y jĂłvenes para construir un espacio mĂĄs inclusivo y conectado con los biomas, territorios y comunidades. 💚 #COP30 #COP30Brasil #RoadToCOP30

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Sustainable construction is entering a stricter commercial and accountability phase. SDCL Efficiency’s planned wind-down shows that retrofit and energy-efficient buildings are vulnerable when investor confidence weakens, even though they remain central to net zero carbon buildings and to decarbonising the built environment. The message is blunt: environmental sustainability in construction must prove life cycle cost, building lifecycle performance and durable returns, rather than rely on green construction narratives. Developers and asset owners face greater pressure to embed sustainable building design, low carbon design and lifecycle assessment across existing estates and new low carbon building projects.

The Considerate Constructors’ Scheme has revised its checklist and scoring model for the UK and Ireland, pushing procurement and site management towards measurable sustainable building practices. Stronger scrutiny should sharpen whole life carbon assessment, embodied carbon control and the management of embodied carbon in materials, low carbon construction materials and resource efficiency in construction. Homes England’s debt facility with Richborough confirms that housing delivery still dominates public policy. Faster build-out without equal focus on whole life carbon, circular economy in construction, life cycle thinking in construction and the carbon footprint of construction risks locking in avoidable emissions. For teams aligning projects with BREEAM and BREEAM v7, the direction is clear: eco-design for buildings, sustainable material specification, environmental product declarations (EPDs) and net zero whole life carbon are becoming core tests of sustainable design.

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