Climate Crossroads
Igniting curiosity to shape a greener future
About the programme
The future of our city – and our world - is all in the air.
Each of us has a part to play in protecting our climate. The direction we choose today will set our course to a greener future for us all.
Our Climate Crossroads programme imagines what the future could look like for London, and with the support of our programme sponsors ABM and Sopra Steria, aims to inspire our visitors to take action that helps us get there together.
Over the next 18 months, we’ll be bringing you a line-up of school holiday family activities, green-themed After Dark events, thought leadership debates for business leaders and policy makers and skills and employability support for young people.
With transport covering 14% of London’s landscape, we’ll be helping you to think differently about how simple changes to the way we travel can make our city a greener place to live, and, inspired by the great engineering ingenuity of London’s past, we’ll be asking what innovations, skills and jobs we need to build a more sustainable future.
Join us on this journey and discover what you can do to help protect our climate.
Events, projects and programmes
Our Schools programme
Our Inspire Engineering sessions introduce secondary school students to real-world engineering concepts and engineers.
This Autumn, join us for a week of digital events and virtual workshops for Key Stage 2 learners focusing on climate change and sustainability.
Our Key Stage 3 sustainability-inspired sessions give students a chance to meet engineers, undertake challenges and gain an insight into the world of work.
Case studies from the Museum's offer for students at Key Stage 4 and 5, which included a virtual Air Quality Challenge, a Green Skills Hackathon and a co-creation project, Inspire Engineering Careers.
Past events
Blogs
- Climate Crossroads
Teaming up with Mastercard to create a greener future
This summer, we’re teaming up with Mastercard to offer our visitors the opportunity to take a small action that will help restore some of the world’s forests. Find out how!
- Climate Crossroads
- Families
Come on a Green Journey with us
Find out more about our Green Journey summer workshops, inspiring families to learn about possible solutions to climate change.
- Guest blog
- Climate Crossroads
Energy Garden: Bringing Community Energy to the London Overground
Energy Garden is a Community Benefit Society that invests in renewable energy infrastructure to support community development. Find out how they help tackle the lack of accessible green space in urban environments by creating community-owned renewable energy and garden initiatives on transport infrastructure across London.
- Climate Crossroads
How are engineers creating a greener future?
Discover some of the solutions helping to make our city more sustainable.
- Young People's Skills Programme
- Learning Programmes
Engineering Change - Environmental warriors in the making
How can children become aware of environmental issues through exploring the history of transport? The children of Wembley Primary School have a lot to say about it, and we should be listening. Read more in this blog by Young Freelancer, Daisy Howarth.
- Young People's Skills Programme
Discovering London's transport history through green lenses
Young Freelancer Feyi Olubajo shares her experience of researching our collection through the lenses of environmental issues to develop a green-themed scavenger hunt for adults exploring the Museum.
Making Green Work
Our latest Interchange report, Making Green Work, explores how we make a green future work economically for the UK, published in collaboration with Jacobs, Gowling WLG and Thales.
The report looks at six key areas needed to drive a green industrial revolution, and sets out recommended steps for government and businesses.
Explore our report hub to discover more about these key areas and recommendations.
Eco Change Makers video series
Our family visitors share their thoughts and ideas about climate change and how to make London a greener city.
New greener transport
Family Eco Superheroes
Environmental Top Tips
What would a truly green London look like?
What are you doing as a family to help the planet?
What can the Museum do to help the environment?
Discover green objects in our collection
Read about some of the big transitions in London’s public transport over the last 200 years and their environmental impact.
Learn more about ten vehicles at the Museum Depot with some kind of ‘green’ story to tell.
Our green journey
As a leading museum in London, we are committed to working towards being carbon neutral by 2030 to reduce our own impact on the planet.
Find out more about what we’re doing on our own green journey.
