Social license to advertise: Should there be stricter rules for advertising high carbon goods?

Cecilia Keating
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A Land Rover ad that argues 'life is so much better without restrictions' has stoked the debate over the acceptability of running ads for high carbon products and services that hurt human health and undermine the UK’s climate goals

Anyone who has spent the last month glued to the European football championship has been fed an unrelenting menu of adverts for high carbon products. Amid the high stakes and drama of the tournament, the...

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