Drawn to Change

Tools for Sustainable Animation

A practical free toolkit for animation producers to build climate into their worlds and reduce the footprint of their production pipelines.

Created in partnership with:

Climate action guide

Drawn to Change

A Climate Guide for Canadian Animation Producers & Studios

Tipsheets

One Studio, Many Actions

From writer to animator, producer to post, see how each step of the pipeline can reduce emissions.

Tipsheets

Climate Storytelling for Animation

Tell climate stories that are hopeful, solution-oriented, age-appropriate and emotionally compelling.

Tipsheets

Hardware Lifecycling

When to keep, repair, or recycle your machines, and best ways to manage e-waste.

Tipsheets

Animation Emissions

Where do the highest emissions live in an animation pipeline?

Carbon calculator

Animation carbon calculator

A Canadian-made calculator to measure your production or studio's carbon footprint.

Download the Calculator

Tipsheets

Animation Calculator Quick Start

An easy checklist to prepare your documents and start using the animation calculator.

Tools & Templates

Animation Calculator User Guide

Your step-by-step instructions for understanding and navigating the calculator.

Articles & Research

Animation Calculator Methodology

The standards and formulas used to develop the calculator, following international best practices.

Enter your calculator data to generate a designed report and your unique opportunities.

Together, we can build a resilient motion picture industry and move the world towards a more sustainable future.

Producing for the Planet is headquartered in British Columbia, Canada and we acknowledge that we operate on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh(Tsleil-Waututh), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), Máthxwi (Matsqui), and se'mya'me (Semiahmoo) Nations.

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