Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced and has arguably worked. I believe continued fossil fuel usage will kill more people than smoking.
Signatures
110,519
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100,000/100,000 · reached
- 12 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 110,519 signatures
- 08 MAY 2025100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 18 DEC 2024Government respondedDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroGovernment reply
The government is committed to reducing emissions from high carbon products and will continue to bring forward proposals to do so. There are currently no plans to restrict fossil fuel advertising.
Read full response - 26 NOV 202410,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 12 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
Fossil fuel advertising has a history of ‘greenwashing’ and a recent report identifies £4bn+ spent by FF companies on 205 active sports sponsorship deals. There is plenty of evidence that FF must be rapidly phased out to mitigate the worst impacts of climate breakdown. I think that preventing the companies’ efforts to enhance their social capital and normalise their activities would proactively help address the climate crisis and mitigate future harm to human health.