UK National Theatre to end Shell link in "climate emergency"
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Britain's National Theatre has decided to end its partnership with energy group Royal Dutch Shell as part of a broader "climate emergency" initiative to reduce its carbon impact. The move came in the week that the Royal Shakespeare Company said it would drop BP Plc as its sponsor after young people told the theatre group its association with the energy company turned them off going to its plays.
"The National Theatre has declared a climate emergency today ... Shell has been valued and longstanding supporters of the National Theatre ... This membership will come to an end in June 2020," a National Theatre spokeswoman said. Shell, which had been giving the theatre around 15,000 pounds a year as a corporate member, said: "heightened awareness of climate change... is a good thing".
"As a company, we agree that urgent action is needed. What will really accelerate change is an effective policy, investment in technology innovation and deployment, and changing customer behavior," a Shell spokesman added.
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