Student climate activists hold protest inside London's Science Museum over its sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies
Student climate activists are holding a protest inside London's Science Museum over its sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies.
Members of the UK Student Climate Network said they planned to stay the night for "victims" of Shell, BP, Equinor and Adani.The protest comes after the museum announced a new gallery supported by a subsidiary of the Adani Group.The museum has also faced criticism for partnering with Shell to fund an exhibition about carbon capture and storage, and nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.
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