Opening Keynote with Sarah Sutton: Museums and Historic Sites as Settings for Climate Agency and Hope - Climate and Sustainability Virtual Summit

History organizations are uniquely qualified to engage the public on the importance of civic issues, and particularly climate change and environmental sustainability. Practically, historic sites, homes, and museums, as keepers of objects and knowledge about human interaction with the environment, are valuable spaces for exploring the choices and motivations we have today. In this opening talk, Sarah Sutton, an expert in how environmental and climate issues converge with museums, will discuss how history organizations can engage the public in these issues, what these institutions are doing to make their operations more sustainable, and how that process can generate climate hope for professionals and the public. Sutton is the CEO of Environment & Culture Partners, a nonprofit organization that accelerates change in the global cultural sector by designing and leading cooperative projects in climate action for global benefit.

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