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Climate Action

Advice and tips on how museums and galleries can improve their sustainability and engage with audiences on climate action.

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Green schemes for museums
Green Certification, Accreditation, and Standardisation
Find out about methods and tools to help museums become more sustainable. Including through accreditation, training, certification, and standardisation schemes.
Sustainability in museums
Circular Economy for Museums
FInd out about the circular economy and how museums can get maximum value out of the resources they consume.
Carbon management
Supporting sustainable transport to museums
Find out ways you can help museum and gallery visitors reduce their travel emissions when visiting your venue.
Culture and climate change
Find Climate Help and Support Through Green Networks
Find examples of networks that may be useful to museums, or their staff looking to take and support climate action. 
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Knowledge Exchange: Learning for sustainability
In this Knowledge Exchange event from Museums Galleries Scotland, speakers discuss how museums and heritage organisations can facilitate the education of young people on climate action.
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Knowledge Exchange: National Peace Movement
Join the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in partnership with MGS, in attempting to identify the extent of existing representation of the Peace Movement(s) in Scottish museums.
Energy efficiency
Insulation
To improve the insulation of a building there are several steps that can be taken, which should be balanced with protecting the original heritage of the building.
Energy efficiency
Draught Proofing
Draught proofing is one of the most effective changes for energy use that can be made to a building.
Energy efficiency
Lighting
Installing energy efficient lighting systems throughout your building can help reduce the amount of energy consumed, lower your electricity bills, and reduce the carbon footprint of the building.