Britain's biggest museums are trying to cut their carbon emissions and landfill amid cuts to their funding. David Styles asks why the country's environmental leaders aren't showing the same level of commitment.
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The art of sustainability: London museums outperform DEFRA on key environmental indicator (Museums + Heritage Advisor)
'Tate has become the latest arts organisation to declare a Climate Emergency, and has also outlined new sustainability targets. With the gallery group’s directors saying there are “hard truths to face about how we operate,” you could be forgiven for thinking that some of the nation’s largest galleries and museums are lagging far behind best practice in terms of their environmental credentials.
Perhaps not.
Theresa May concluded her penultimate PMQs at the House of Commons despatch box by citing her administration’s environmental achievements, despite Advisor discovering that Michael Gove’s environment department sends more waste to landfill per year than Tate Modern, Tate Britain, National Gallery, V&A, British Museum and Imperial War Museum combined.' ... Keep reading on Museums + Heritage Advisor