Respect for heroes and the environment at the Juno Beach Centre
At Juno Beach in Normandy, France, the Allied landings can be discovered and relived in a museum that promotes sustainable development. Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the landings, the Juno Beach Centre is adapting to the concerns of our time. The museum is committed to reducing its carbon footprint, promoting the circular economy and preserving biodiversity. This European project has enabled the centre to reduce its CO2 emissions by around 14%, between 2019 and 2023, according to Maxime Bouché, the centre's deputy director: "In 2019, we were at around 1,100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emitted by the Juno Beach Centre's activities, and in 2023 we were at around 950-960 tonnes of CO2 equivalent," he says.
