Ireland 'should be first in the world to ban fossil fuel-related adverts'

'Irish media regularly promote advertising for the most polluting industries without any health warnings that these very industries will bring about climate collapse,' Dr Ola Nordrum told the Environment Committee. File photo

Ireland should become the first country in the world to ban fossil fuel-related adverts as a “bold step for climate action but also a significant move for public health”, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Irish Doctors for the Environment said this country had previously taken the lead with its ban on smoking in workplaces in 2004 and it should now do likewise with fossil fuel advertising given the urgency of the climate crisis.