Share knowledge. Build capability. Take action.

Culture and Climate Cymru is a networking initiative which brings Wales’s culture and heritage sectors together to take action on climate and nature through culture.

Conwy Libraries - Warm Welcome Sessions
Lily T Tonkin Wells - Ink Seagrass Quadrat workshop with Llangybi Primary School
Vivian Ross-Smith - Oversaturation Workshop (Image: Dafydd Williams)
The National Library of Wales - Culture and Climate Cymru
Small World Theatre - Clean Seas Cragen
Theatr Clwyd (Image: Crayg Ward)
Conwy Libraries - Warm Welcome Sessions
Lily T Tonkin Wells - Ink Seagrass Quadrat workshop with Llangybi Primary School
Vivian Ross-Smith - Oversaturation Workshop (Image: Dafydd Williams)
The National Library of Wales - Culture and Climate Cymru
Small World Theatre - Clean Seas Cragen
Theatr Clwyd (Image: Crayg Ward)

About culture and climate cymru

Our culture sector has a major role to play in addressing the climate and nature emergencies through connecting, inspiring and engaging communities, whilst also becoming environmentally sustainable and building climate resilience.

Culture and Climate Cymru creates a space for knowledge sharing and collaboration, to promote best practice and facilitate innovative action.

Culture and Climate Cymru has been developed as part of the National Library of Wales’s Climate Action Programme, delivered in partnership with the Welsh Government.

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Latest resources

Explore our library of resources to help you on your sustainability journey.

Guide

Climate action across the Welsh public sector estate – Welsh Government

Guidance on decarbonisation and climate resilience for public sector buildings and land.

Why we like this resource

  • Aims to address common challenges encountered by a range of public bodies in Wales.
  • Contains lists of clear actions across several areas within decarbonisation and climate resilience.
  • Actions are supported by links to resources and case studies.

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Guide

Guidelines for Green Libraries – Step-by-Step Implementation Manual – IFLA

A step-by-step pathway to support libraries worldwide in advancing environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

Why we like this resource

  • Translates strategic sustainability concepts into adaptable, achievable measures.
  • Adaptable for libraries of all types and sizes - public, academic, school, national, and special.
  • Includes a quick start checklist with practical examples.

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Toolkit

Artist Toolkit – Galleries Climate Coalition

The GCC Artist Toolkit brings together practical ideas, actions and resources to support artists in addressing the climate crisis.

Why we like this resource

  • Includes an Environmental Responsibility Rider template.
  • Includes a shortlist of the highest impact actions you can take.

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Upcoming events

WRAP: Webinar – Sustainable Procurement in Practice: An Introduction

Online

This one-hour session will provide a clear, practical foundation for understanding what sustainable procurement looks like in real-world contexts.

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Supply Chain Sustainability School Conference: Heritage Retrofit – The Future of Our Iconic Buildings

Online

A 2-hour virtual conference looking at what heritage retrofit really looks like on the ground and the challenges involved, designed to upskill professionals across the construction and retrofit supply chains.

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British Library: Setting up a Staff Sustainability Network

Online

Discover how staff at the British Library turned their shared passion for climate action into an impactful, thriving Sustainability Staff Network. Includes an interactive SWOT analysis exercise to help you assess how to launch a similar initiative.

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Zemo Partnership – Commercial vehicle decarbonisation event

Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea

This Moving to Zero event is organised in partnership with Welsh Government and will feature industry experts discuss the different technologies available to decarbonise fleets across Wales.

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112 people have attended a Culture and Climate Cymru network event.
72% of audience members think cultural organisations have a responsibility to influence society about the climate emergency.
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62% of cultural organisations have previously used best practice guidance and resources.
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15.% of museums are at a medium risk or higher of flooding from rivers.
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29 arts organisations which receive multi-year funding from ACW have an environmental management system in place.

Together, we must protect Wales’s culture and heritage from climate change through collective learning, imagination and action toward a better future.

Theatre is a powerful tool for behaviour change. Keeping policy and lawmakers on track with tackling climate change needs a focussed cultural voice.

Climate change is reshaping our world; archives must engage now, preserving evidence, sharing knowledge, and inspiring action for tomorrow.

Addressing climate change is vital. Safeguarding collections and buildings so they can be enjoyed by future generations is central to our purpose.

Climate action is central to our core mission. Exchanging best practice and benchmarking through Culture and Climate Cymru further strengthens this.

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