Is antipathy to fossil fuels simply virtue signalling?
Many people in the arts are fiercely antipathetic to fossil fuels. Andrew Montford, director of Net Zero Watch thinks they are bot…
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Benchmarking your website’s environmental sustainability
While carbon calculator tools compare the impact of individual web pages, they don’t provide information on overall carbon footpri…
Environmental values: A paradigm for decision making
Like many organisations, the Royal Shakespeare Company marks Great Big Green Week, an annual nationwide celebration of sustainable…
Theatre 2050: A call to reimagine, not repair
Reflecting on a recent panel discussion, David Reece of Baker Richards explores the future of theatre and its role in a rapidly ch…
A chance to end fossil fuel sponsorship for good?
Next week (7 July), MPs will have the opportunity to debate a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship and to address its im…
Art is what will save us
The terrifying acceleration with which our species is modifying the planet requires an equally urgent response to prevent self-des…
Arts and research: Shaping climate action
How are universities and the arts working together on challenging environmental issues connected with climate change? And what ini…
Fresh call for Science Museum boycott over oil sponsorship
Unions and groups representing scientists, teachers, parents and arts workers are urging education and culture sector workers to j…
Urgent need for capital investment in UK arts centres, report says
A new report has highlighted the “growing and urgent need” for capital investment in the UK’s arts centres, due to ageing in…
Cost of going green hampering UK festivals’ move away from fossil fuels, new report says
Festivals in the UK are being hindered in their efforts to go green by “substantial investment requirements” and “supply cha…
Gallery Climate Coalition welcomes inaugural chair
The Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) has appointed FRANCES MORRIS as chair of the organisation’s board. A museum curator, art histo…
Science Museum trustees raised concerns over links with controversial sponsor
Trustees at the Science Museum recently expressed unease over the museum’s ongoing sponsorship with a company belonging to India…
Theatres awarded grants for environmental sustainability
Nine UK theatres have been awarded grants totalling nearly £170,000 for environmental sustainability projects. The project fundin…
Greenpeace stages ‘performance art’ protest at oil giant’s HQ
Activists from Greenpeace UK have staged an elaborate performance art protest at Shell’s London HQ to highlight the oil and gas…
Leading arts organisations achieve sustainability standard
Performing arts organisations, including the National Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company, have achi…
Reducing the carbon footprint of your digital activity
It’s tempting to dismiss digital sustainability as too big of a challenge to tackle, writes Substrakt’s Zosia Poulter. But the…
Climate campaigners disrupt two theatre performances
Performances in two London theatres have been interrupted by climate campaigners. Fossil Free London activists disrupted the closi…
Championing sustainability in the museum sector
How can museums and galleries become more sustainable? Robert Dingle of Art Fund shares some resources and initiatives in support…
Sadler’s Wells disrupted by oil protesters
The opening night (3 Dec) of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London was disrupted by campaigners from Foss…
Building green momentum
Earlier this year, the second edition of the Theatre Green Book was launched. Newly-appointed director Lilli Geissendorfer sets ou…
Culture and the arts: The missing element of climate action
With all the coverage of last week’s COP29 in Azerbaijan, it might feel like there’s nothing new to be said. But Caroline Luca…
Orange Tree Theatre unveils £4m plan to improve accessibility
Orange Tree Theatre will embark on a £4m project to overhaul the visitor experience for audience members and artists while also i…
Arts Council of Wales shares plan for climate action
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has published its first plan for climate justice and the arts. The plan sets the vision of arts playin…
Energy accounts for more than half of NPO emissions
Electricity and gas consumption accounts for more than half of carbon emissions reported by National Portfolio Organisations (NPO)…
