Banning Fossil Fuel Ads Would Be Legally Difficult in the U.S.

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June 7, 2024, 4:30 PM

• •U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to ban advertising for fossil fuels.
• •Amsterdam became the world's first city to ban ads from fossil fuel and aviation companies in 2021.
• •The U.S. has put in place advertising restrictions on products such as cigarettes and alcohol, but those rules were aimed at protecting children.

The U.N. Secretary-General has called for bans on fossil fuel ads, but legal challenges would make nationwide restrictions difficult to implement in the U.S.

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