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Find Climate Help and Support Through Green Networks

Introduction

Museums who are working to become more sustainable have lots to learn from other organisations. Sharing examples is a strong way to build momentum and take action. Knowing where to start,next steps to take, or being able to help those just starting out can help spread progress.

Below are some examples of networks that may be useful to museums, or their staff looking to take and support climate action.

Scottish Museums Climate Network

Hosted by Museums Galleries Scotland, the Scottish Museums Climate Network is a space where museum staff and volunteers can discuss all things climate and biodiversity. Designed to encourage conversation, it is a space to share ideas, challenges, events and support.

The network is on Microsoft Teams with channels dedicated to specific themes. To join please email our Climate Officer at Climate@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk.

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) are a volunteer-led network with membership open to any community group across Scotland that is taking action on the climate crisis and to any organisation, including museums, that is involved with or supports such community-led action. The aims of this network focus on connecting people, groups, and building relationships to take community-based climate action. They achieve this by: 

  • Enabling mutual support between members 
  • Developing and delivering training 
  • Spotlight and increase visibility of community-led action 
  • Link with wider partners and other networks and act as a channel to communicate with policymakers 

SCCAN are also part of other networks themselves and would be a useful connection for further climate work and relationships, as well as for those museums starting their climate journey.  

Membership is free to any Scottish community group, organisation, and network that supports community-led climate action, and to individuals as well. Membership allows an organisation or individual to access: 

  • A network, communications, training and events 
  • Showcased in their members map and directory 
  • Peer to peer networking opportunities 
  • Access to funding 
  • Opportunities to collaborate with/work for SCCAN on specific contracts and commissions 

Further information can be found on the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network website.

Local Community Climate Action Networks

Many regions of Scotland now have their own regional Community Climate Action groups. Searching for  “Community Climate Action” and your region or town is an easy way to find an active network near you. These networks are a way of engaging with your local community as well as hearing first about climate initiatives and events your museum can become involved in.

Sustainable Scotland Network

Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) are Scotland’s public sector network on sustainability and climate change. It aims to support the public sector to drive action on climate change, scaling up impact through leadership, policy, and research.

They provide many resources and tools to help an organisation measure and reduce their climate impact, including an Assessment Tool, a Carbon Footprint, Project Register Tool, and Adaptation Resources, as well as a reporting framework for organisations required to report their carbon footprint. The focus of the network is on Net Zero and supporting the public sector to transition towards this. To further this, SSN also provides support and guidance around many of the major issues facing organisations as they look to reduce their carbon footprint. These include:

  • Training opportunities
  • Funding
  • Buildings and Infrastructure
  • Place-based Climate Action
  • Procurement
  • Policy and Legislation
  • Governance and Management

Membership is open to public body museums and provides:

  • Access to the Knowledge Hub and SSN Group
  • Invitations to member and network events and opportunities
  • Opportunities to join the SSN Steering Group and be an SSN ambassador

Further information can be found on the Sustainable Scotland Network  website.

Fixing our Broken Planet: Community of Practice

Hosted by the Natural History Museum’s National Programmes team, this Community of Practice encourages participants to share experience and best practice in museums and climate action across the UK. The Community of Practice has regional events, usually one in Scotland once a year, regular newsletters and monthly free lunchtime online talks.

Sign up through the National History Museum website.