Resilience
Climate Action
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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.
Energy audits
Find out ways you can improve the energy performance of your museum building to help you lower both your energy bills and your carbon emissions.
Introduction to culture and climate change
This guide looks at the impact of climate change on access to culture and the role that culture has in climate action.
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.
Circular Economy for Museums
FInd out about the circular economy and how museums can get maximum value out of the resources they consume.
Supporting sustainable transport to museums
Find out ways you can help museum and gallery visitors reduce their travel emissions when visiting your venue.
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.
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.
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.
Draught Proofing
Draught proofing is one of the most effective changes for energy use that can be made to a building.