A self-regulating thermal insulation, comprising: a first plate having a first outer surface and a first inner surface; a second plate having a second outer surface and a second inner surface, the second inner surface facing the first inner surface of the first plate; a support structure coupling the first plate to the second plate, the support structure being configured to position the first plate with respect to the second plate such that the first plate is separated from the second plate by an insulation thickness; a plurality of internal partitions (36, 50, 60) comprising at least a first internal partition and a second internal partition positioned spaced apart from one another between the first plate and the second plate; and a plurality of thermal actuators comprising at least one base actuator which is coupled to the second inner surface of the second plate adjacent an actuator end and which is positioned between the second plate and the first internal partition, wherein each of the plurality of thermal actuators is configured to automatically expand and contract in response to respective changes in a temperature adjacent one or more of the first outer surface of the first plate and the second outer surface of the second plate, thereby changing a thermal resistance of the self-regulating thermal insulation, characterized in that the plurality of thermal actuators further comprises at least one internal actuator positioned between each respective adjacent pair of internal partitions comprising the first internal partition and the second internal partition, and in that the first plate is uncoupled to any internal partitions (36, 50, 60). a first plate having a first outer surface and a first inner surface; a second plate having a second outer surface and a second inner surface, the second inner surface facing the first inner surface of the first plate; a support structure coupling the first plate to the second plate, the support structure being configured to position the first plate with respect to the second plate such that the first plate is separated from the second plate by an insulation thickness; a plurality of internal partitions (36, 50, 60) comprising at least a first internal partition and a second internal partition positioned spaced apart from one another between the first plate and the second plate; and a plurality of thermal actuators comprising at least one base actuator which is coupled to the second inner surface of the second plate adjacent an actuator end and which is positioned between the second plate and the first internal partition, wherein each of the plurality of thermal actuators is configured to automatically expand and contract in response to respective changes in a temperature adjacent one or more of the first outer surface of the first plate and the second outer surface of the second plate, thereby changing a thermal resistance of the self-regulating thermal insulation, characterized in that the plurality of thermal actuators further comprises at least one internal actuator positioned between each respective adjacent pair of internal partitions comprising the first internal partition and the second internal partition, and in that the first plate is uncoupled to any internal partitions (36, 50, 60).