The Prohibition of Fossil Fuel Advertising Bill would ban all advertisement of fossil fuels and non-electric vehicles; it would also establish a Fossil Fuel Information Commission to help people compare prices.“Scientists tell us we have to stay under 1.5°C but really we’re between 3 and 4°C - if not more.
Deputy Murphy compared the proposal to the ban on tobacco adverts and feels it would similarly improve people’s quality of life.“One in 10 children have asthma and combustion of fossil fuels is again a key factor… driving that. Two years later, a similar proposal was enacted in France - although it included an exemption for natural gas.“There is a reason that fossil fuel companies and car companies spend together probably over $100 billion on advertising and it’s because advertising works,” Deputy Murphy said.