'Basic common sense': Edinburgh bans adverts for fossil fuels and high-carbon products

Cecilia Keating
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City Council announced crackdown on adverts of airlines, airports, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol and diesel cars

Adverts for fossil fuel companies, airlines, airports, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol and diesel cars are to be prohibited in council-owned spaces across Edinburgh, as part of a crackdown on high-carbon...

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