The head of the United Nations this week called for the end of fossil fuel advertising — an international twist on an existing domestic fight.Suncor's plant in the oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The head of the UN has called for the end of fossil fuel advertising. The head of the United Nations this week called for the end of fossil fuel advertising — an international twist on an existing domestic fight.
The bill falls outside what's known as the order of precedence and is unlikely to come up for debate in the House of Commons.On a week when the UN secretary general called on countries to ban advertising from oil and gas companies, NDP MP Charlie Angus talks about his own bill to ban fossil fuel ads. Then Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz explains why the industry should be able to promote its environmental record.
"So, a simple solution is what we did with big tobacco. Say, 'No, these are actually threats to human health, what you're promoting. You're not offering solutions. And so you have to come clean,'" Angus told host Catherine Cullen."We use the same language and I don't think we've ever seen any tobacco executives jailed," he said.
, Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said she doesn't agree with the idea of comparing oil and gas advertising to tobacco marketing. "If we're not able to talk about the benefits of energy and, of course, our environmental record, I will tell you who will step up to meet the demands of energy, and that is countries like China and Russia," she said. "And what will happen then is global emissions will continue to increase. We absolutely have the opportunity to be part of the solution, not the problem here.