The Hague has just become the first city in the world to ban oil ads and ads for large energy-consuming industries including air travel and cruise ships. The Hague, whose city council on Friday adopted the proposal to ban these ads from January 1, 2025, is the Netherlands’ administrative center, where the Parliament, the Supreme Court, and several major international courts are based. The city is the world’s first to adopt such a ban, after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier this year called on governments…
