Sex and drugs, but no gas or meat.
Amsterdam is known to be an ultra-liberal city, with legalized prostitution, Coffee shops selling marijuana and hashish, while hallucinogenic truffles can be found in ‘smart shops’.
Amsterdam is about to become the latest big city to ban adverts for fossil fuels in order to fight climate change.
But are bans a good idea, and do they make any difference?
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“On May 1, Amsterdam became the first capital city in the world to ban ads for fossil fuel products and meat. It is part of the city’s efforts to discourage consumption of goods linked with high carbon emissions.
Ads for airlines, cruises, and faraway destinations are no longer allowed, because they implicitly promote the burning of fossil fuels. Ads for beef, chicken, pork and fish are also banned, because of the environmental harms caused by animal agriculture.”
#FOCUS– Cities around the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, cruise ships and petrol cars.
This in the name of the fight against global warming. Amsterdam is latest city to join the movement, becoming the first capital in the world to approve legal ban on…pic.twitter.com/9n7GJsVjfy
Source: The Gateway Pundit