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Foi um privilégio indescritível participar do treinamento The Reality Climate Project, uma experiência que mudou minha perspectiva sobre a urgência da crise climática. O evento, com a presença de gigantes como Al Gore (@algore ), o presidente da COP30 André Lago (@andrecorreadolago ) e cientistas renomados como Carlos Nobre e Thelma Kring, nos colocou frente a frente com dados e cenários que não podemos mais ignorar. Al Gore nos fez refletir sobre a fragilidade da nossa fina camada de ozônio e a responsabilidade que temos com nosso "esgoto a céu aberto", a atmosfera. Vimos como o aumento dos GEEs afeta os oceanos, causando o embranquecimento de corais, e como os desastres naturais têm gerado milhões de deslocados climáticos em todo o mundo. O Brasil, com sua rica matriz energética hídrica, também precisa diversificar e investir ainda mais em energias eólica e solar. O Presidente da COP30, André Lago e a Ministra Marina Silva (@marinasilvaoficial ) , reforçaram a importância do "Multirão Climático" e do Balanço Ético Global, uma abordagem que vai além do Acordo de Paris, buscando trazer a questão climática para a vida real de cada um. Como ele disse, o multilateralismo é a chave! O treinamento reforça uma verdade poderosa: a Terra é a nossa única casa. Como disse a Ministra, "A vida é insistência. E a vida é o que tem de mais insistente no universo!" Estou muito feliz em fazer da rede @climaterealityclimatebrasil e do @climatereality para ampliar essa mensagem. Compartilhe esse post e vamos juntos insistir em viver aqui e lutar por um futuro mais resiliente! #TheRealityClimateProject #Sustentabilidade #AlGore #COP30 #CriseClimatica #MeioAmbiente #TransicaoEnergetica #RioDeJaneiro #JusticaClimatica #Diversidade #AcaoPeloClima #MultiraoClimatico #FuturoResiliente #TerraNossaCasa

layersDaily Sustainability Digest

Published about 12 hours ago



The sustainable construction sector has demonstrated measured progress this week, with multiple projects advancing low carbon design principles and reinforcing a global shift toward environmental sustainability in construction. The UK finalist for the Earthshot Prize has attracted international attention with its “upcycled skyscraper” concept. The project exemplifies how sustainable building design can decarbonise cities by reusing existing structures rather than rebuilding, cutting embodied carbon in materials and reducing the overall carbon footprint of construction. It shows that net zero whole life carbon targets are achievable when adaptive reuse is supported by rigorous whole life carbon assessment. This approach represents a pivot away from demolition-led development and towards truly circular construction strategies.

G F Tomlinson’s completion of the Barnsley College University Centre modernisation delivers a tangible demonstration of sustainable building practices rooted in lifecycle assessment. The retrofit has safeguarded the building’s Art Deco heritage while integrating a low carbon building methodology that promotes energy-efficient buildings and greener infrastructure. By retaining the original structural frame, the project has cut the embodied carbon of construction, proving that low carbon construction materials and renewable building materials have comparable performance to conventional options when guided by life cycle thinking in construction. The work also highlights the significance of BREEAM and emerging standards such as BREEAM v7 in defining measurable sustainability benchmarks.

In Cambridgeshire, work is commencing on the £500 million Medworth Energy from Waste facility, a major investment designed to support a functioning circular economy in construction and energy supply. Through combined heat and power systems, the development will assist future net zero carbon buildings by providing renewable energy outputs while applying whole life carbon methodologies to reduce lifecycle emissions. Although energy-from-waste has detractors, its integration with eco-design for buildings reinforces its potential as part of wider carbon neutral construction strategies that prioritize resource efficiency in construction and whole life cost management.

At the global level, the announcement of the Earthshot Prize finalists underscores that sustainable design and green construction principles now define the benchmark for engineering relevance. With emphasis on embodied carbon reduction and net zero carbon pursuits, these initiatives promote sustainable urban development grounded in measurable environmental product declarations (EPDs) and transparent assessment of the environmental impact of construction. The shift signifies a maturing understanding that building lifecycle performance is fundamental to both commercial resilience and global climate commitments.

Concerns surrounding delays to the European Union Deforestation Regulation highlight the risk to sustainable material specification. Timber and green building materials remain vital in achieving low embodied carbon materials for eco-friendly construction, and a policy setback could compromise supply chain transparency. Safeguarding sustainable architecture relies on consistent international standards that support end-of-life reuse in construction and drive decarbonising the built environment. The week’s stories collectively show that sustainability in the built environment has evolved beyond aspiration—whole life carbon analysis, circular economy methodologies, and life cycle cost integration are now the practical core of how future cities will be designed and built.

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