Science Museum urged to reject funds from oil giants

The broadcaster Chris Packham and a former Nasa expert who led early warnings on climate change are among a group of scientists who have urged London’s Science Museum to end its partnerships with thè oil giants BP, Shell and Equinor.
Packham and James Hansen are among 30 signatories ofa complaint tothemuseum,arguingit isundermin- ing its scientific credibility by taking money from fossil fuel companies.
The group said thè museum’s internai reports on thè oil firms, released under freedom of information rules and seen by thè Guardian, show thè Science Museum knew about thè environmental track records of thè companies but approved sponsor- ship deals any vvay. They accuse thè museum of breaching its own ethics policy, a charge thè institution denies.