London Climate Action Week isn’t just about policy, finance, and community. It’s also about storytelling, art, film, and creativity — powerful tools that help us feel the urgency of climate change and imagine better futures.
Whether you’re into documentaries, design, theatre, or youth-led films, this year’s cultural line-up is one of the strongest yet.
Here are The Green Londoner’s top 12 culture picks for LCAW 2025:
1. ARTIFICIAL – Exploring Climate Through Design Research
We had the chance to preview this yesterday — and we loved it. Opening to the public today at the Design Museum, this free exhibition explores how design research can tackle the climate emergency by challenging the boundaries between what’s considered natural and what’s artificial. The display features thought-provoking work from the museum’s flagship Design Researchers in Residence programme, part of its in-house design research initiative, Future Observatory.
🔗Design Researchers in Residence: Artificial
2. (Re)Weaving Amazonia – Brazil Creating Fashion for Tomorrow Exhibition
A multisensory exhibition showcasing the creative work of professionals from the Amazon region — including Indigenous artists and makers — across fashion, accessories, and sustainable innovation. A powerful celebration of resistance, identity, and imagination ahead of COP30. Join our Green Londoner social here on June 27 for a late and private viewing — link in comments!
🔗 Explore the exhibition
3. In Conversation: Toxic Town Creators on Climate Storytelling
Join screenwriter Jack Thorne and producer Annabel Jones as they explore how storytelling, emotion, and real-world narratives can shift public awareness and drive climate action. This event is part of the BFI’s special LCAW programme exploring climate, justice, and storytelling through film. Check out their full line-up for more screenings and talks throughout the week.
🔗 The Art of Climate Storytelling
4. Short Film Showcase – Climate on Screen
An evening of powerful short films created by Kingston University students on climate, community, and sustainability. Come to reflect, connect, and be moved by visual storytelling.
🔗 Sustainability & Climate Action Short Films
5. Youth Voices: London’s Hidden Track
This event marks the launch of the London Wildlife Trust’s new short film “A Hidden Track”. A youth-led film project uncovering the intersection of climate, identity, and community — directed by young Londoners with urgent stories to tell.
🔗 Youth Film Showcase
6. The Letter – Film Screening & Panel
A moving documentary inspired by Laudato Si’, exploring climate justice through frontline voices and emotional storytelling. Followed by a live panel discussion.
🔗 Watch The Letter
7. BREATH / MATTER / CODE – Curator’s Tour
Join curator Zoë Goetzmann for a guided walkthrough of this poetic and experimental exhibition by London-based women artists exploring the climate crisis through abstract forms.
🔗 Curator’s Tour
8. How Can Cultural Venues Adapt to Climate Risks?
From heatwaves to floods, cultural spaces face real threats. This panel explores how London’s venues can build resilience while staying creative and open.
🔗 Plan Ahead: Resilience for Cultural Venues
9. The London Model – Talk & Exhibition
A fascinating dive into how urban models and maps can help plan more sustainable cities — with a cultural, historic, and climate-conscious twist.
🔗 The London Model – Talk
10. Thirst: In Search of Freshwater
A gripping documentary investigating the global water crisis — and what it means for the UK. With discussion following the screening.
🔗 Watch Thirst
11. When Waterfalls Die – Exclusive Film Preview + Q&A
An emotional, cinematic journey following the disappearance of waterfalls in Ecuador due to environmental destruction and mining operations, followed by a Q&A with the creators.
🔗 Preview + Q&A
12. Poetry for the Planet – Night of Performance
Poets, musicians, and climate voices come together for a night of hope, rage, rhythm, and beauty — reminding us why words still matter.
🔗 Poetry for the Planet Night
Why Culture Matters
Facts inform. Stories transform. Let film, design, performance, and art move you this LCAW — and help you see the climate crisis (and its solutions) in a new light. Stay tuned for more themed guides from The Green Londoner throughout the week — and join us on the 27th for an evening of climate art and connection at (Re)Weaving Amazonia.
