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Signs used in climate change protests in 2019 are part of the Science Museum's exhibition © Science Museum Group The Science Museum Group has defended the decision to make Shell a “major sponsor” of its forthcoming exhibition Our Future Planet, its flagship climate exhibition, which opens in London next month (19 May). The museum faced a wave of criticism from scientists and environmentalists when the sponsorship deal with the Anglo-Dutch oil group was announced last week. Naomi Oreskes, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, wrote on Twitter t...

DeSmog The institution is already under intense pressure from campaigners over its existing relationships with oil companies. The Science Museum, Exihibition Road, London. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Shadowssettle (CC-BY-SA-4.0) The Science Museum is facing a major backlash after naming Shell as the sponsor of its flagship climate exhibition. ‘Our Future Planet’ will focus on ways of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through controversial Carbon, Capture and Storage (CCS) technology and nature-based solutions, as part of a programme of events leading up to the COP26 UN climate sum...

By Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation 3 Min Read April 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - London’s Science Museum came under fire on Friday for having oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell as a sponsor of an upcoming exhibition on climate change, a move described by environmental groups as “out-of-step”. The British museum is set to reopen after coronavirus lockdowns in May with “Our Future Planet”, a display focusing on carbon capture - the process by which planet-warming gases are sucked out of the atmosphere and stored below ground. The exhibition, which comes as Britain pre...

Our Future Planet in London. The Swiss direct air capture company today (15 th April) said that one of its first CO2 collectors can be found at the exhibition, allowing vistors to closely observe its innovation. Climeworks’ technology displayed in the museum is already operating in 14 facilities across Europe, with Orca (currently under construction) being its 15 th and largest one. By being part of Our Future Planet, Climeworks wants to demonstrate that anyone can play a role in scaling solutions like direct air capture. In a statement, the company said, “We strive to make our solution ...