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There are more than 8,000 languages in the world 🌏, each one representing a unique way of seeing the world. In our joint fight against climate change, let’s make sure all voices are heard.
Celebrate #MotherLanguageDay with us and tell us how to say climate action in your language!
Follow @onuclimat, @rkikoon and @onucambioclimatico for more multi-language climate content.
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Il existe plus de 8 000 langues dans le monde 🌏, chacune représentant une façon unique de voir le monde. Dans notre lutte commune contre les changements climatiques, faisons en sorte que toutes les voix soient entendues.
Célébrez la #JournéeInternationaledelaLangueMaternelle avec nous : dites-nous comment dire « action climatique » dans votre langue !
Suivez @unclimatechange, @rkikoon et @onucambioclimatico pour plus de contenu multilingue sur le climat.
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🌏 В мире говорят более, чем на 8000 языках, каждый из которых отражает неповторимый взгляд на окружающий мир.
Давайте же в наших совместной борьбе с изменением климата приложим усилия, чтобы все голоса были услышаны.
Отмечайте вместе с нами #МеждународныйДеньРодногоЯзыка и расскажите нам на вашем языке о том, что вы делаете для защиты природы и борьбы с изменением климата!
Подписывайтесь на @onucambioclimatico, @UNClimateChange и @onuclimat, чтобы получить больше информации об изменении климата на разных языках.
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Hay más de 8000 idiomas en el mundo 🌏 y cada uno representa una forma única de ver la vida. En nuestro esfuerzo conjunto contra el cambio climático, asegurémonos de que todas las voces sean escuchadas.
¡Celebra con nosotros el #DíaIdelaLenguaMaterna y cuéntanos cómo se dice acción climática en tu idioma!
Sigue a @onuclimat, @rkikoon y @UNClimateChange para obtener más contenido climático en diferentes idiomas.
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Há mais de 8.000 idiomas no mundo 🌏, cada um representando uma maneira única de ver o mundo. Na nossa luta conjunta contra as mudanças climáticas, vamos garantir que todas as vozes sejam ouvidas.
Comemore o #DiaDaLínguaMaterna conosco, nos conte como se diz ação climática no seu idioma!
Siga @UNClimateChange, @onuclimat, @rkikoon e @onucambioclimatico.
A £400m UK government loan to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility tightens the link between embodied carbon and real forest outcomes. Bio‑based and renewable building materials will now be judged on credible, deforestation‑free supply chains as much as on glossy lifecycle assessment or whole life carbon assessment outputs, driving wider use of environmental product declarations (EPDs), green building materials and green building products. Expect stronger traceability, circular construction strategies and end‑of‑life reuse in construction when specifying low embodied carbon materials and low carbon construction materials to cut the carbon footprint of construction and support the circular economy in construction.
Updated damp and mould guidance from the Chartered Institute of Building and the Chartered Institute of Housing reframes indoor environmental quality as a health obligation, pressing social landlords towards whole‑house ventilation, insulation upgrades and continuous monitoring. The shift embeds sustainable building design and energy‑efficient buildings as compliance issues, with implications for life cycle cost, building lifecycle performance and net zero whole life carbon pathways recognised by BREEAM and BREEAM v7.
A new retrofit procurement guide uses public spending to expand capacity, create local jobs and tackle skills shortages by baking training and labour targets into contracts. This gives sustainable construction and decarbonising the built environment delivery teeth, promoting life cycle thinking in construction, resource efficiency in construction and eco‑design for buildings, alongside sustainable material specification and low carbon building upgrades that support carbon neutral construction.
Escalating climate risks—from European wildfires to transboundary smoke and cascading Himalayan floods—are accelerating environmental sustainability in construction and sustainable urban development. Design for resilience is becoming core to net zero carbon buildings and green construction, with fire‑hardening, smoke filtration, heat‑safe interiors and green infrastructure specified to reduce the environmental impact of construction, deliver carbon footprint reduction over whole life carbon and strengthen eco‑friendly construction and sustainable architecture.
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