The Digital Humanities Climate Coalition is a collaborative and cross-institutional initiative focused on understanding and minimising the environmental impact of DH research. Participants are based at Universities and DH Centres across the UK, Ireland, and Northern Europe. DHCC is a Community Interest Group of the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association.
Digital Humanities Climate Coalition Toolkit
As a community, the DHCC has built an online toolkit that supports researchers to understand and lower the carbon footprint of their research practices. This living resource was first published in 2022 and continues to expand and be developed by researchers and data professionals.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE DHCC ONLINE TOOLKIT
DHCC also published guidance and resources for researchers, and hosts workshops and events:
- DHCC Project Self-Assessment Tool (v1.0)
This self-assessment tool is intended to support Digital Humanities practitioners, researchers, technicians, curators, software engineers, and related professionals seeking to embed environmental sustainability into their project design, delivery, and reporting. DHCC Project Self-Assessment Tool (v1.0) | Zenodo
- Interpreting UKRI Environmental Sustainability Guidance for the Digital Humanities
This short guide explores UKRI policy , offers a series of interpretations of existing guidance on research practice and points to advice on how to operationalise sustainable practice in Digital Humanities research. Interpreting UKRI Environmental Sustainability Guidance for the Digital Humanities (v2.1) | Zenodo
- A Researcher Guide to Writing a Climate Justice-Oriented Data Management Plan
This guide aims to help researchers think through the climate-related implications of decisions about data management and project planning. It includes an annotated DMP. DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6451499
As a community interest group with the new UK-Ireland DH Association, we host monthly meet ups for those interested in climate responsible digital research. To be kept in the loop about meetups, ask to joining the DHCC mailing list by emailing efi.innovation@ed.ac.uk.
