Climate Solutions Centre

Bringing diverse voices together to inform and inspire more Australians to support climate solutions.

The first climate communications centre in Australia’s museum sector, the Climate Solutions Centre works to increase positive public engagement in climate change.

About the Climate Solutions Centre

The Australian Museum (AM) has established a Climate Solutions Centre (CSC) to bring together cutting-edge research and insights from people on the ground to create ways of engaging broad audiences with climate solutions.

The CSC has commenced work (June 2022), upscaling the AM’s existing climate initiatives. The CSC team is reaching more people than ever with exhibitions, touring exhibitions, events, workshops, digital resources and school programs.

Our purpose

Collaboration

To bring people together to inform and inspire commitment to climate solutions.
Communication

To communicate powerful stories for positive futures.
Engagement

To engage a wider audience for climate change through the AM’s outreach onsite, offsite and online.

Current highlights

Future Now diorama in Hintze Hall - Feb 2023 — *Future Now*, a touring exhibition about sustainability created by the Australian Museum. Featuring three dioramas that bring sustainable landscapes to life, the exhibition showcases exciting ways Australians are taking action now to create the future they want.
Image: Abram Powell
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Future now

Future Now, a touring exhibition about sustainability created by the Australian Museum. Featuring three dioramas that bring sustainable landscapes to life, the exhibition showcases exciting ways Australians are taking action now to create the future they want. Touring from July 2022.
Mt Resilience

Mt Resilience, a virtual town to explore ways we can face fires, floods and storms effectively.
Talbot Oration

The Talbot Oration, an annual event bringing great thinkers and innovators to the stage.

Structure

The Climate Solutions Centre is headed up by Kim McKay, Director & CEO of the Australian Museum along with the Executive Leadership Team and is managed by Dr Jenny Newell.

An Advisory Group has been appointed, bringing together twenty-eight of Australia’s greatest minds in climate solutions. The Advisory Group members help guide and inform the CSC’s programs.

For more information contact: jenny.newell@australian.museum

Technological climate change solutions

Discover the future of clean energy with advanced technologies like efficient solar panels, wind turbines, and electric cars. Explore how cities are leading the way to 100% renewable energy.

Wind power

Wind became Australia’s leading clean energy source in 2019. Learn more about how advancements in onshore, offshore and micro wind turbines are offering more energy security to lead us through droughts and supply electricity to remote areas across the country.

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Founder of Community Power Agency, Nicky Ison

Solar power

Australia has some of the best conditions for harnessing solar and one of the highest uptakes of solar energy in the world. Discover how Australian inventors are helping make solar even more accessible and sustainable through transparent and flexible solar-collecting plastics and solar roof tiles.

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Electric transport

Electric vehicles are revving up across the world and decreasing carbon emissions to create a greener future. Explore how local innovators are making this technology more accessible with a range of home-grown options.

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Hydrogen power

The world is starting to embrace hydrogen as an incredible energy source. By separating hydrogen from water, it can be safely collected, stored and transported as clean energy for use in homes and industry, trucks, planes and space rockets. Discover the amazing potential of this clean energy.

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Waste materials, ready to be made into tiles

Building smarter

With increasing populations and sprawling development, we need to be looking at more sustainable ways of building. Engage with exciting new materials that revive waste and reduce emissions: tiles made from broken glass and textile scraps, environmentally-friendly concrete and ‘green steel'.

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Natural climate change solutions

Climate change poses a significant threat to our environment, but nature itself holds the key to powerful solutions. Discover how seaweed, forest regeneration, and wetland protection can combat climate change and protect our planet.

Microalgae

Tiny algae are giving us new plastics, fuels, and impressive amounts of carbon capture. Delve into the many uses of this incredible resource and find out how it is being used in bioreactors that can capture as much carbon as a hectare of forest.

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Seaweed farms

Seaweed grows much faster than land plants. Uncover how seaweed’s super growing properties can be harnessed to remove billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere and stop cow’s burping out methane.

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Cultural burning: Caring for Country

First Nations peoples have lived in Australia for more than 60,000 years, maintaining a continuous and seamless connection with nature. Learn how traditional knowledge and methods can offer a guide to the survival of future generations.

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Regenerative agriculture

How we farm and what we eat has a massive impact on our carbon footprint. See what Australian farmers are doing to help regenerate soil and to produce healthier food and higher yields.

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Community-based climate change solutions

Community-level sustainability measures are crucial for health, well-being, and disaster resilience. Discover exciting initiatives in Australia and beyond, from shared gardens and local markets to solar projects and wildlife conservation. Explore how communities are building a sustainable future.

Collective action

Find out how we can work together for a better future. From speaking up and staying informed to supporting a climate action organisation, there are many ways we can create positive change.

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Supporting biodiversity

Protecting the richness of the living world is central to our life support system. Find out how you can create your own backyard habitat for wildlife and help regenerate our local ecosystems.

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See more solutions in our Spark exhibition virtual tour

Learn about cutting-edge technologies and time-tested approaches created by Australian innovators to protect our planet.

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Supporting Partner

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Roadmap to Net Zero Conference and Workshop

The Roadmap to Net Zero Conference and Workshop is designed to help NSW Cultural Institutions create a net zero strategy and identify where they can reduce emissions most effectively.

Monday 28 October
9am - 5pm

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Climate change

The Australian Museum has been involved in raising awareness and researching impacts of climate change for over a decade.

What are we doing?
What is climate change?

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Impacts of Climate Change

Climate change affects everything. It’s already adding pressure on our planet—on people and other living things, on economies and on governments.

Impacts of climate change in Australia

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Charlie Prell - Sheep Grazier and Energy Farmer

Climate change solutions

There are technological, nature-based and community-based ways to help slow the progress of climate change and deal with its effects.

Technological solutions
Natural and community solutions

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Climate change exhibitions

Discover the exhibitions on display at the Australian Museum and online.

Changing Climate
#CapturingClimateChange
Spark

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Stories of our changing environment

Whether living closely with the land or in a high-rise, we all have stories about how we are affected by our changing environment. The captivating personal stories here shine a light on how people across Australia are coping with these changes.