Climate scientists reject Science Museum feature after Shell sponsorship
Pollution experts refuse to let Science Museum feature work over its links to Shell and willingness to be associated with oil giants.
Steve and Dee Allen, who have carried out research into global plastic pollution, say the museum’s sponsorship deal for a climate change exhibition with the fossil fuel company meant it was no longer a credible scientific institution.
The married couple also criticised the Science Museum’s “gagging clause” in its agreement with Shell, which agreed to take care not to say anything that could damage the company’s reputation, as first reported by Channel 4 News.
This is just the latest boycott of the Science Museum, who have come under fire for its association with ‘polluters’ such as Shell and BP.
In October, the leading climate scientist Chris Rapley, and former director of the museum, resigned from his position on the advisory board saying he disagreed with its “ongoing willingness to accept oil and gas company sponsorship”.