ESG Newsletter: Will an ad-ban make fossil fuels go the way of tobacco?

ESG ESG Newsletter: Will an ad-ban make fossil fuels go the way of tobacco?

Despite the weight of evidence on the harms of smoking that was already well established, it was a long 30-year long journey. As I reported earlier in the week, Eamon Ryan has said he is not opposed in principle to a new bill which seeks to ban sponsorship by fossil fuel companies or the advertising of fossil fuels, fossil fuelled cars, and flights.

Paul Murphy, the Solidarity-People Before Profit TD, who introduced the bill said it was “obscene” that a company such as Texaco could sponsor a children’s art competition, or that car companies and airlines could continue to advertise.Ryan, the minister for environment, said “I think they have a point firstly that we have a climate emergency and at the same time you wouldn’t know that looking at some of the advertising you see.

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