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

UN Climate Change 7 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

layersDaily Sustainability Digest

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The UK construction industry faces a pivotal transition as mounting insolvencies and 11 consecutive months of contraction signal structural fragility in traditional contracting. Pressure is intensifying to align with the net zero carbon agenda through sustainable construction practices grounded in whole life carbon assessment, life cycle cost analysis, and embodied carbon reduction. A parliamentary committee has cautioned that inadequate government action on construction skills development jeopardises the nation’s capacity to deliver net zero carbon buildings and drive decarbonising the built environment. Without accelerated investment in training and sustainable material specification, the carbon footprint of construction will continue to rise, undermining environmental sustainability in construction.

In contrast, signs of resilience are emerging among manufacturers and specialist trades focusing on energy-efficient buildings, low carbon design, and the adoption of renewable building materials. Companies leveraging eco-design for buildings and sustainable building design principles are pursuing resource efficiency in construction and circular construction strategies to secure long-term profitability. The industry’s tentative reorientation towards green construction demonstrates an evolving understanding of building lifecycle performance, lifecycle assessment, and the importance of low embodied carbon materials in achieving sustainable building practices.

Private partnerships promoting upskilling and retrofitting, supported by preferential finance, are beginning to embed the principles of circular economy in construction and carbon neutral construction into market operations. The integration of environmental product declarations (EPDs), BREEAM and BREEAM v7 standards, and comprehensive whole life carbon accounting is advancing more transparent sustainable architecture frameworks. Unless matched by decisive government leadership closing the widening skills gap, green infrastructure progress will remain fragmented.

The prospect of a sector essential to sustainable urban development reaching net zero whole life carbon yet constrained by its own capacity deficit exposes a critical paradox in the quest for eco-friendly construction and long-term sustainability.

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