An aerial view of a cathedral roof with solar panels installed.
Oblique aerial view from the west, taken using a drone, showing the solar panels on the south side of the nave roof of Gloucester Cathedral © Historic England Archive
Oblique aerial view from the west, taken using a drone, showing the solar panels on the south side of the nave roof of Gloucester Cathedral © Historic England Archive

Heritage Carbon Reduction Webinars

A series of webinars on different topics linked to carbon reduction in a heritage context.

Designed for the heritage sector to complement the Heritage Carbon Reduction training and workshops

Webinar recordings

Building Responsible Supply Chains

Historic England’s Net Zero Projects Advisor, Cheryl Lee explores the key frameworks that shape sustainable procurement and how they apply within the heritage sector.

Recorded July 2026.

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Digital Emissions: Should Heritage organisations worry about them, and how to lower them

Claire Marchetti, Carbon and Sustainability Manager for Historic England will discuss how the organisation is addressing the environmental impact of its digital activity.

Recorded June 2026.

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Lessons from creating a Carbon Reduction Plan for a large heritage building

Mark Evison, Head of Park and Environmental Sustainability at Alexandra Park and Palace, shares their carbon reduction journey at this large and complex multi-use heritage building.

Recorded May 2026.

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Carbon Reduction for a Heritage Development Trust: Progress not Perfection

Recorded April 2026.

Learn how Heritage Lincolnshire are developing and delivering their carbon reduction plan alongside a complex charity structure, two consultancy arms and bringing along other partners with them.

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Shared Footprints: How landlords and tenants can team up to cut carbon.

Recorded March 2026.

Becky Valentine of Spenbeck Consulting explores how heritage organisations can build a strong, practical business case for carbon-cutting measures in rented spaces and discuss collaborative approaches that respect the character of historic and other buildings while lowering energy use, saving money and easing landlord–tenant tensions.

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Getting Trustee/Board Buy-in for your Organisational Carbon Reduction Plan. 

Recorded February 2026.

Liz Power, Director of Historic Buildings & Places, discusses why trustee buy-in for carbon reduction plans is important, the role of policy, mission, risk, reporting and having champions around the board table when developing and launching your organisational carbon reduction plan.

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