Welcome to the Green Animation Library, your curated hub of resources from around the internet, to help make animation more sustainable, innovative, and responsible. Browse the freely accessible online materials via the buttons on the right, and discover guides, toolkits, and best practices that support greener production.
New resources will be shared via our Green Newsletter and added here as they become available, so check back often for updates.
The goal is progress, not immediate perfection – every step, no matter how small, counts. Together, let’s make animation greener, smarter, and more sustainable.
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A climate storytelling guide published by Climate Spring, which sets out what makes a good climate story
A toolkit by Futerra, showing you how to create climate stories that break the mould and define the paths for a new reality.
An open-source digital guide to portraying climate change on-screen, including story inspiration, cheat sheets, character profiles, solutions, and projections into the future.
Concrete prompts and pitfalls of climate storytelling
The Climate Reality Check is a tool designed to evaluate whether climate change is being represented in films, TV shows, and other narratives. Developed by Good Energy and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, this test was inspired by the Bechdel Test, which measures gender representation in media.
