Photograph by Tam Wilson (Itchy Digital)
Fossil Ad Ban
The Fossil Ad Ban Cape Town is a campaign that draws inspiration from similar campaigns that have been initiated in the Netherlands and Australia, and from France, which has already instituted a national ban on certain forms of fossil fuel advertising.
For a more detailed history of this campaign going back to 2013, you can view all our campaign timelines here.
BAN FOSSIL ADS
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STOP FOSSIL FUELS
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Why should we ban fossil fuel advertising?
Fossil fuels are the leading cause of the climate crisis and carry heavy social costs. Advertising them only serves to hide their harmful impact and delays the shift to sustainable alternatives.
Banning fossil fuel ads will expose their harm, weaken the industry's influence, and support a fair transition to a cleaner future.
Photograph by Tam Wilson (Itchy Digital)
Smoke and mirrors
Decoding Fossil Fuel Advertising
in South Africa
Take a look at the first fossil fuel greenwashing report in South Africa. This report exposes how companies in the oil, gas, and coal industries craft deceptive narratives around sustainability to obscure the environmental damage they cause.
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February 2025: Our two campaigners, Lazola and Thameena, launching South Africa's first fossil fuel greenwashing report at Workshop17 in Cape Town. The event brought together stakeholders and changemakers dedicated to confronting and challenging greenwashing practices.
November 2024: The campaign conducted their first community workshop on greenwashing in the Albert Luthuli Municipality in Mpumalanga. This workshop marked a significant step in making our work more accessible to fence line communities directly impacted by fossil fuel and mining companies. It fostered meaningful engagement and laid the groundwork for future collaboration and action.
October 2024: Lazola, our FAB coordinator, speaking at the Stop African Energy Week protest, which FFSA collaborated on with Don't Gas Africa and other organisations.
October 2024: Scenes from the Stop African Energy Week protest in Sandton, Johannesburg.
August 2024: Repost from Green Peace Africa on the campaign's complaint against TotalEnergies to South Africa's Advertising Regulatory Board.
September 2023: Thameena, our FAB campaigner and Stephen, our CCSA campaign director, speaking at the Unleashing Creativity for Climate Action event during Cape Town Climate Week 2023.
