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

UN Climate Change 10 months 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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The UK government has recognised that data centres are a material part of the national sustainability in construction agenda. Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee is examining energy use, water consumption and emissions, expanding the conversation beyond IT to whole life carbon.

The inquiry is expected to shape future planning policy, mandating developers to demonstrate lower embodied carbon in materials and to conduct whole life carbon assessments as part of sustainable building design. Data centre resilience against flood risk and stressed utilities reflects a shift towards life cycle cost management and environmental sustainability in construction.

Circular economy strategies are gaining commercial traction. Analysis in Scotland confirms that circular-economy employment delivers stronger value per hour, reinforcing the case for circular economy in construction, reuse and end-of-life reuse in construction. Pressure is growing for verified resource efficiency in construction through traceable waste governance and circular construction strategies.

The quality of recycled polymers is under review, and if recycling capacity falters, access to reliable green building products and low carbon construction materials will tighten. Contractors adopting sustainable building practices grounded in lifecycle assessment and environmental product declarations (EPDs) are better positioned to meet compliance expectations and secure green procurement advantages.

International data indicating lower emissions from China’s manufacturing sector signal a modest decline in the embodied carbon of imported building components. This supports life cycle thinking in construction and the pursuit of net zero whole life carbon outcomes. For developers aligning projects with BREEAM or BREEAM v7, reduced embodied carbon contributes directly to net zero carbon buildings and low carbon design benchmarks. As decarbonising the built environment becomes a planning prerequisite, evidence of carbon footprint reduction, renewable building materials and sustainable material specification is evolving from best practice to basic permission to build.

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