The author is a professional with 25 years of experience in sustainability, having started her career in Portugal. She recounts a notable episode from two decades ago, when a risk director at a major financial institution asked her condescendingly, at the start of a sustainability meeting, "So young lady, tell us what you want."
This episode illustrates, according to the author, the lack of recognition that environmental topics faced at that time in Portugal. Currently, the author observes that the planet is urgently asking for help.
However, despite years of warnings, both international and national politicians continue to ignore or underestimate the environmental crisis. The author expresses frustration with this situation, suggesting that ignorance and blindness toward environmental reality have reached positions of power.
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