Amsterdam will ban meat advertising in public space

Amsterdam will, starting May 1, prohibit advertising for products linked to fossil fuels and meat on billboards, bus shelters, and other public space supports if their activities contribute to climate change, following the steps of other municipalities in the Netherlands. The measure has been proposed by the ecologist party GroenLinks and the Party for the Animals (PvdD) in the city council, and the goal is to reinforce the fight against climate change and prevent the municipality itself from promoting, through urban advertising, activities that contradict its climate and food transition policies. The city council argues that the measure is consistent with the climate policy that the city has been developing for years, with investments in emission-free public transport, environmental zones, sustainable purchases, and the promotion of a more plant-based diet. Until now, Amsterdam already limited this type of advertising through contractual agreements with companies that use ...