From fossil fuels, to cars, flights, cruises and meat and dairy we are surrounded by ads for products that are driving the climate crisis. Just as we banned ads for cigarettes and tobacco once we realised how harmful they were, we can likewise end advertising for polluting products to protect health and the planet. Edinburgh City Council has taken this to heart and passed just such a ban on ads for carbon-intensive products across the city. In this episode we speak to Edinburgh councillor Ben Parker about this motion, how it came about and how other cities (or even the whole country) could do the same.

Show notes:

• Read Purpose Disruptors' research on advertising's carbon footprint here: https://www.purposedisruptors.org/advertised-emissions
• Watch Antonio Guterres's speech on high carbon advertising: https://youtu.be/7HexvyZdQZw
• Read Edinburgh council's high carbon ad ban motion text here: https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=70730
• Read more about The Hague's ad ban here: https://adfreecities.org.uk/2024/09/fossil-ads-banned-in-the-hague/
• Write to your MP action to support a national fossil ad ban here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/write-to-your-mp-ban-high-carbon-ads

Find out more about Adfree Cities at https:www.adfreecities.org.uk and on Bluesky and Instagram @adfreecities.

Credits:

Produced by Nicola Round and James Ward.

Edited by James Ward.

Presented by Nicola Round and James Ward.

Music by mishima.

Thanks to John Sheerman.

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