London Science Museum Cuts BP Partnership After Decades
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- Science Museum Group announced on Friday it would end its decades-long partnership with BP at the close of the current contract term
- BP confirmed the partnership with the Science Museum Group Academy will draw to a close on Monday 31 August
- Sir Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, said BP's contributions helped train more than 11,000 education and science professionals and reach over 1 million young people
- Chris Garrard of campaign group Culture Unstained called the move a "seismic shift" after years of lobbying and school boycotts over BP's alleged "insidious influence" on UK STEM education
- The museum cut ties with Equinor in 2024 over the oil company's failure to align carbon emissions with the Paris climate agreement's 1.5C target
- Culture Unstained described the BP decision as only a "partial victory" because the museum still receives funding from Adani Green Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of coal-mining conglomerate Adani Group
Why it matters: For the Science Museum, BP's exit closes a decades-long arrangement that drew protests and school-trip boycotts, but campaigners say it's only a partial victory since the museum still takes money from Adani Green Energy, a subsidiary of coal-mining giant Adani Group. The museum now faces continued scrutiny over its remaining corporate partnerships with fossil fuel interests.
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