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Science Museum targeted by climate change protesters

Adele Redmond
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The Science Museum is under fire once again over oil giant Shell's sponsorship of its climate change exhibition.

A youth protest is planned for Sunday by demonstraters calling for a boycott of "Our Future Planet".

Speakers at the event will include Asad Rehman from Wretched of the Earth, an indigenous peoples' collective of climate activists, and Lazarus Tamana from Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People.

The Science Museum has continued defending oil company sponsorship in the arts as other institutions cut ties for ethical and reputational reasons.

It has set itself a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2030.