Red alert: Can traffic-light labelling of high-carbon products drive climate action?

Cecilia Keating
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Red alert: Can traffic-light labelling of high-carbon products drive climate action?

As calls mount for a ban high-carbon advertising, a new study claims to provide the first clear insight into UK public attitudes on the regulation of advertising for polluting goods and services

Earlier this month, the UN Secretary General called for a blanket ban on advertising by fossil fuel companies, arguing the time was nigh for governments and PR and advertising agencies to stop enabling...

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