Nijmegen the next Dutch municipality to green light ban on fossil fuel advertisements

The municipality of Nijmegen will ban fossil fuel advertisements, following the example of The Hague, Utrecht, and Delft. A majority of 20 city council members voted in favor of a ban, proposed by the PvdD, GroenLinks, and the CDA. 18 voted against, RTL Nieuws reports.

The ban covers advertising for products and services that are heavy on fossil fuels, such as flight holidays, cruises, and gas contracts. The council also adopted a PvdD motion for the city government to investigate a ban on advertising non-organic meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

“In Nijmegen, we want to tackle climate change, and climate-damaging advertising is absolutely part of that,” PvdD city council member Eline Lauret said.

Last year, The Hague was the first Dutch municipality to ban fossil fuel advertisements. A court recently approved the ban. Earlier this month, the municipal councils of Utrecht and Delft also gave the green light for such a ban.

The ban requires an update to the general local regulations. Nijmegen will implement this amendment in the autumn.