Natural History Museum to go carbon neutral by 2035

The Natural History Museum has announced a plan to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2035. An ambitious new plan, Sustainable by Nature, outlines a host of ways in which the institution will become even greener in the coming years.  They include commitments to prioritise energy efficiency and decarbonise the Museum’s energy centre. A new travel policy will cut the number of flights taken by staff, and waste will be minimised, with the operational recycling rate increasing to at least 60% by 2023.   Crucially, the plan will also include a path to net zero emissions by 2035.  Plans are already in motion: this year solar panels were installed onto the roof of The Natural History Museum…

Read More

Natural History Museum declares ‘Planetary Emergency’ and reveals bold new Vision and Strategy to 2031 in response

The galleries at the Natural History Museum will resonate all week with sounds from nature as it declares a planetary emergency and launches a bold new strategy. Setting out the role it will play in tackling the planetary emergency as a global, scientific and cultural leader, the Museum describes its mission to ‘create advocates for the planet.’ It includes commitments to expand efforts to engage the public with planetary issues and further open up its collection and share the scientific data and evidence needed to find solutions to climate instability and…

Read More