đź’Ą 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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Sustainable construction is accelerating towards measurable decarbonisation as innovation, policy, and supply chain governance begin to align. In London, bio‑based wallboards such as Adaptavate’s Breathaboard—used in Legal & General’s new headquarters—demonstrate how low embodied carbon materials with environmental product declarations (EPDs) are entering large‑scale deployment. This marks a shift from theory to delivery in eco‑friendly construction and underscores the importance of Whole Life Carbon Assessment across sustainable building design.

UK policy now links agriculture and the built environment through a £240 million expansion of the Sustainable Farming Incentive, improving soil health and cutting reliance on high‑carbon fertilisers. These measures support decarbonising the built environment and address the embodied carbon in materials central to net zero Whole Life Carbon targets. As scrutiny of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol exposes inconsistencies in corporate carbon reporting, reliable lifecycle assessment frameworks are becoming critical to verifying low carbon building outcomes and aligning procurement with sustainable material specification.

Growth in renewables, driven by projections of a fourfold expansion in offshore wind capacity by 2035, is reshaping operational emissions and strengthening the foundation for carbon neutral construction and energy‑efficient buildings designed under BREEAM V7 guidelines. This integration of renewable building materials and design principles reflects a more mature phase in the industry’s evolution towards net zero carbon buildings and a functioning Circular Economy in construction.

The sector’s trajectory points towards verified performance, where Whole Life Carbon, Life Cycle Cost, and transparent building lifecycle performance replace aspirations with measurable delivery. The transition from demonstration to large‑scale adaptation defines modern environmental sustainability in construction, confirming that the next decade will test implementation rather than intent across every level of sustainable building practices and green construction worldwide.

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