Somente hoje a intensidade se aquietou e a pausa chegou para mim, e me permitiu refletir sobre cada experiência vivida no Reality Tour Rio, treinamento de lideranças climáticas realizado pelo The Climate Reality Project no final de semana passado.
🌿Esse treinamento reacendeu um sentimento que eu não lembrava mais o que eram: os sonhos. Sim, é possível sonhar, é possível realizar nossos sonhos, tanto individuais quanto coletivos.
✨Reencontrar e conhecer pessoalmente pessoas tão incríveis, ouvir vivências tão potentes, abraçar e conversar com a Ministra do Meio Ambiente me traz a certeza de que eu, e todos aqueles que estão se movimentando cotidianamente em pequenas, médias e grandes iniciativas/ações, estamos no caminho certo nessa luta por justiça climática.
Para além de participante, ter a oportunidade de ser uma das mestres de cerimônia desse encontro foi uma das minhas experiências mais desafiadora, significativa e prazerosa. Foi uma vivência única, que guardarei com muito carinho e alegria 💜
Gostaria de deixar um enorme agradecimento a todos que construíram esse evento extraordinário, pelo apoio da equipe de produção do evento, pelo convite e pela confiança do @climatereality e @climaterealitybrasil em mim, pelas mensagens de carinho que tenho recebido e por todos aqueles que vêm vibrando junto comigo. Muito obrigada!
Global negotiations at COP30 in Belém have accelerated momentum toward decarbonising the built environment through definitive timelines for ending fossil fuel use. The shift transforms sustainable construction from voluntary ambition into a structural requirement for net zero carbon and net zero whole life carbon outcomes. Policymakers are converging around frameworks that demand whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle assessment to account for embodied carbon across sustainable building design, low carbon construction materials and circular economy in construction principles.
Funding imbalances remain acute. Only a fraction of climate finance supports environmental sustainability in construction and resilient infrastructure, leaving gaps in life cycle cost modelling and resource efficiency in construction. Addressing this shortfall is critical to accelerating carbon footprint reduction and life cycle thinking in construction that ensures buildings can adapt to climatic extremes while achieving carbon neutral construction.
Government proposals linking climate, biodiversity and land use through unified policy instruments indicate an evolution toward circular construction strategies and eco-design for buildings that integrate sustainable material specification and environmental product declarations (EPDs). These measures align with BREEAM and the forthcoming BREEAM v7 standards, reinforcing quantitative accountability in green construction and sustainable building practices.
In the United Kingdom, scrutiny from Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee challenges the misconception that regulation limits housing delivery. Its evidence underscores that low carbon design and green infrastructure are enablers of innovation, not barriers. It signals a policy turning point toward sustainable urban development and eco-friendly construction anchored in end-of-life reuse in construction and building lifecycle performance metrics.
The trajectory is apparent: whole life carbon accounting, embodied carbon in materials tracking and circular economy integration are reshaping global market expectations. Sustainable design decisions are becoming quantifiable obligations, ensuring every low carbon building advances environmental sustainability in construction and measurable carbon footprint of construction reductions consistent with decarbonising the built environment.
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