Podcast episode: The Hague’s fossil fuel ban (with Thijs Bouman)

Our guest this episode is Associate Professor Thijs Bouman, and the topic this week is The Hague’s fossil fuel advertising ban.

🎧 What does a fossil fuel advertising ban entail?

🎧 What impact will The Hague’s advertising ban have?

🎧 Should we expect to see more cities enact fossil fuel advertising bans?

Watch the full interview here to find out!

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Local fossil fuel ad ban as a catalyst for global change

Thijs Bouman, Jan Willem Bolderdijk & E. Keith Smith
Nature Climate Change
21 March 2025
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02267-4

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Podcast episode: The Hague’s fossil fuel ban (with Thijs Bouman)

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Podcast episode: The Hague’s fossil fuel ban (with Thijs Bouman)

Local fossil fuel ad ban as a catalyst for global change

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