A fossil fuels-arts world divorce is 'the way the world is moving'

While BP say the decision to ends its Tate sponsorship is unrelated to climate protests, museum industry insiders say campaigners are having an effect as they turn the spotlight on the ethics of corporate funding

BP's decision to pull the plug on their sponsorship of the Tate is a milestone in the campaign to make fossil fuels a toxic brand, and not the first.

Last November, the Science Museum announced that it would not renew an agreement with Shell, after revelations that the firm had tried to influence its presentation on climate change.