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Fossil Fuels: Advertising

2026-07-07 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 16911 · Official question

Neil Coyle

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department has issued to the Advertising Standards Authority on a fossil fuel advertising ban.

Answer

The government is committed to reducing emissions from high carbon products and will continue to bring forward proposals to do so. For example, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is assessing the potential for voluntary ecolabels. Eco...