France to ban ads for fossil fuels

Australian creatives are being urged to reject working on fossil fuel accounts, as France follows Amsterdam and bans fossil fuel ads. France’s Climate and Resilience Bill was passed on Tuesday, and included several laws designed to curb the marketing of...

How to avoid greenwashing hydrogen

A quiet push is underway to label hydrogen made with coal or gas as ‘clean’ or ‘renewable’. Hydrogen can be made with renewables, with oxygen the only by-product. Or it can be made with coal or gas, along with promises to store the resulting carbon dioxide. There are...

Why fossil fuels are the new tobacco

Smoking kills thousands of Australians every year and is our leading cause of preventable deaths. Because of that, cigarette advertising and sponsorship is banned in Australia. You can’t even display cigarette packs in shops. But coal, oil and gas are also highly...