Don't 'demonise and ostracise' us in climate change debate, says BP

When asked if there would be a point when the negative publicity BP was receiving for sponsoring arts institutions would outweigh the benefits for the company, Mr Mather said:"I hope not.

"I like to think of this as an active debate. The difference in a way between companies like mine, where the British government is, where many governments are and where some of the climate activists are is only a period of 25 years."When we put it to him those 25 years would be make or break and could make all the difference in terms of climate change, he replied:"You're absolutely right.

"I think it's really important that we do get a sense of urgency... We have to start now as we are but we need to do more." Jess Worth, co-director of Culture Unstained, which campaigns to end oil sponsorship of arts institutions, said companies like BP need to be denied their"social licence", or"the permission that we as a society give to BP to continue extracting fossil fuels".That licence, she said, is"obtained through arts sponsorship, sports sponsorship, schools and that's absolutely vital to allow BP to operate as it has been".

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