Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

Last week the UN Secretary General called for a ban on fossil fuel advertising similar to the ban on tobacco advertising. António Guterres asked every country in the world to bring in this ban. He called fossil fuel companies the godfathers of climate chaos who rake in record profits while the most vulnerable are being left stranded. These fossil fuel companies are destroying our climate, just like the tobacco companies destroyed people's health. Last March People Before Profit introduced a Bill to ban fossil fuel advertising. This legislation has already been drafted and it could be supported by the Government tomorrow. Mr. Guterres said, "It's We the Peoples versus the polluters and the profiteers ... [and] it's time for leaders to decide whose side they're on". Which side is the Taoiseach on? We have a ban on tobacco advertising. Will the Taoiseach heed the call of the UN Secretary General and ban fossil fuel advertising?

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