Sustainability

Trendswatch | Energy efficient buildings

Adopting the Passivhaus system is making an active difference to museums’ energy consumption

Case study | What’s your beef?

Caroline Parry on the daily grind of building an exhibition about the meat industry

Guide | Getting your act together

Top tips on how to put sustainability on the agenda at your museum

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We should talk about the climate emergency at every opportunity

Having a sustainability statement is crucial, says Katherine McAlpine

V&A announces net zero emissions target for 2035

Commitment is among the plans in the institution’s new sustainability strategy

Carbon capture | Our Future Planet, Science Museum, London

Mechanical trees, carbon toothpaste and a yoga mat are the latest objects on display in the Science Museum

Science Museum Group pledges net zero carbon emissions by 2033

But Shell sponsorship of museum's climate exhibition causes outrage among environmental groups

Hull plans energy efficient visitor attraction

Centre is part of £30.3m maritime project

Bristol Museum joins biodiversity coalition

Global group aiming to raise awareness of the issue

Winners of climate action competition revealed

Successful entries will create exhibits to coincide with COP26 next year

National Trust uses hydro power to protect bible collection

Sustainable hydro turbine installed in Welsh property in response to high rainfall and flooding

Creating greener museum toilets

From water consumption to toilet paper