Kevin Anderson, the deputy director of the Tyndall Centre, wondered a couple of days ago whether oil-company funding was "worse than tobacco funding".
Report concludes top UK uny's receive major Oil funding&influence https://t.co/6XYamaxoBE @OfficialUoM
Worse/better than tobacco funding?
— Kevin Anderson (@KevinClimate) October 24, 2015How different to the founders of the Tyndall Centre, who were extremely keen on oil companies, discussing a strategic partnership with Shell that would include the provision of funding, placements of students with the company.
What happened in the intervening years I wonder, to change the minds of the Tyndall Centre people so far?