By GB News (World News) | Created at 2024-11-26 12:31:31 | Updated at 2024-11-26 14:48:21
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Climate campaigners are calling on local authorities and councils to ban "high-carbon adverts" including on fossil fuel companies and "fuel-hungry SUVs".
The "Badvertising" campaign calls on drivers to ask local authorities to adopt policies to ban adverts featuring polluting products or services on council-owned ad spaces.
It is now warning that the need for this comes now more than usual with Black Friday around the corner, with adverts becoming more prominent to encourage people to spend more.
Badvertising, as well as climate action group Possible, have warned that high-carbon adverts "fly in the face of our climate goals".
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Campaigners are calling on Britons to write to their local councils to demand changes to adverts
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Campaigns like this have already worked with Sheffield City Council unveiling its Advertising and Sponsorship Policy for 2024-2026.
As part of this, the city banned all firms and associated sub-brands or lobbying organisations that extract, refine, produce, supply, distribute or sell any fossil fuels from advertising or sponsoring.
A similar advertising and sponsorship ban was rolled out for content which promotes petrol, diesel and hybrid electric plug-in vehicles.
These industries were banned alongside adverts for products including weapons, tobacco, e-cigarettes, airlines, junk food and alcoholic drinks.
Cities around the UK have already banned adverts relating to new vehicles
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"We have the chance to shift the balance of power away from the industries pushing high-carbon lifestyles. Let’s make it happen."
