Mr. Jonathan White:

The jurisdictions and municipal or local governments that have enacted or put in place a ban have done so in varying ways. France, for example, has banned advertising of fossil fuel products and will in the future, I think, include SUVs, but it is not clear when, whereas in Amsterdam, for example, the city council has banned advertising by fossil fuel companies. The main thing here is to think about it in terms of the objective, which is to ensure the products and industries we know we need to reduce or phase out under the decarbonisation pathways do not have an ability to influence the narrative within society and affect the very changes the IPCC identifies. Accordingly, the main European move for a ban, which was a European citizens’ initiative that was ongoing until quite recently, seeks a more complete ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies, those involved in the trade of fossil fuels, and fossil fuel transport. That is reflected in much of the literature as being the most effective way of achieving the outcome that is desired of the reduction in the use of those products.