Meat Advertising Ban in Amsterdam: Necessary or Patronage?

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Amsterdam prohibits advertising for products that cause particularly high CO2 emissions, including meat and air travel. For some, it is social responsibility - for the other patronage. By Christian Feld.

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Don't worry: meat, air travel and fossil energy are not banned in Amsterdam, at least not yet. However, the city wants to ban advertising of CO2-intensive products such as these on public areas – that's what the city council has decided. Thus, politics wants to assume more responsibility for climate protection, but at the same time the question is in the room whether the law is appropriate. Many citizens feel patronized. Such advertising is soon…