Student group says placard’s inclusion in Our Future Planet exhibition is attempt to greenwash oil company

The Science Museum has said it will take down a placard created by a student for the school climate strikes after an appeal to remove it from an exhibition sponsored by Shell.

In an open letter sent to the museum, the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) called for the placards to never be used in any “fossil fuel-sponsored” space again, saying the inclusion in the Our Future Planet exhibition was an attempt to greenwash and legitimise the oil company.

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