Category: Environmental Responsibility
Seeds for Action: In Focus – Carbon Tracking and Budgeting in Smaller Museums
This session is for you if you are interested in: *Finding out about simple tools to budget, track and report carbon impact from your activity in a smaller museum, *Seeing how others are tackling this in their organisations. When time and money are tight, gathering the right data is critical for making good decisions. The […]
How to Measure Your Carbon Footprint, Online with Historic England
How to Measure Your Carbon Footprint has been designed to support organisations to identify their emissions and measure a simple carbon footprint. It is being offered as a pilot by Historic England only to museums in the North of England at this stage. This 2-hour online trainer led session covers the following: Identify your organisation’s […]
Carbon Literacy Course
Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Tuesday 1 July Part 2: Tuesday 8 July: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Wednesday 9 July: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums Who is the course aimed at? This course is for volunteers and paid staff who work across all service areas from Accredited Museums or […]
Seeds for Action – Connect & Co-Work 17 July 2025
As part of Roots & Branches, the Seeds for Action programme aims to connect Carbon Literate Certified museum people, and the organisations they represent, across England to develop and build on their carbon reduction strategies and approaches to taking climate action. This online programme, using Museum Development programme funding from Arts Council England, is a […]
Seeds for Action: In Focus – Sustainability studies and decarbonising historic buildings
This session is for you if you are interested in: Making significant changes by reducing emissions in historic buildings Conducting sustainability studies to influence needs and future planning Haworth Art Gallery, a public art gallery and Arts & Crafts House, is decarbonising their building. Part of Historic England’s Toward Net Zero Pilot, they have conducted […]
How to Write a Carbon Reduction Plan, online with Historic England
How to Write a Carbon Reduction Plan has been designed to support organisations to build on their carbon footprint report to write a basic plan for carbon reduction whilst also engaging with staff, volunteers and visitors. It is being offered as a pilot by Historic England only to museums in the North of England at this […]
Carbon Literacy Course
Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Tuesday 9 September Part 2: Tuesday 16 September: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Thursday 18 September: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums About this event: Background Information Museum Development England, in partnership with Manchester Museum and The Carbon Literacy Project, has developed an online Museums’ Carbon […]
Seeds for Action – Connect & Co-Work 23 September 2025
As part of Roots & Branches, the Seeds for Action programme aims to connect Carbon Literate Certified museum people, and the organisations they represent, across England to develop and build on their carbon reduction strategies and approaches to taking climate action. This online programme, using Museum Development programme funding from Arts Council England, is a […]
Carbon Literacy for Museums: Trainer Support Session
Summary: This free session is designed to support people who have already undertaken Carbon Literacy to roll out training in their museums. Who is the course aimed at? This course is for people who work in, with, or for museums in England who are interested in delivering Carbon Literacy training. We advise that, where possible, two people […]
Seeds for Action: In Focus – Engaging audiences with climate issues
This session is for you if you are interested in: Using collections to engage people with climate change and action, Taking a creative approach to starting climate conversations. Find out how the Discovery Museum has been engaging all ages with the climate crisis through Steam to Green: A North East Energy Revolution. This exhibition and […]