{"id":2598617,"date":"2026-05-04T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amsterdam-bans-ads-for-meat-and-more-to-combat-climate-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:45:57","slug":"amsterdam-bans-ads-for-meat-and-more-to-combat-climate-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amsterdam-bans-ads-for-meat-and-more-to-combat-climate-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam bans ads for meat and more to combat &#8216;climate crisis&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famsterdam-bans-ads-for-meat-and-more-to-combat-climate-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>amsterdam has begun banning public advertisements for meat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-ca-dem-senators-tell-biden-to-set-hard-date-to-eliminate-sale-of-gas-powered-vehicles\/\" title=\"Two CA Dem Senators Tell Biden To Set Hard Date To Eliminate Sale Of Gas-Powered Vehicles\">gas-powered vehicles<\/a>, airlines, and other high-carbon products, aiming to shift public attitudes toward the climate crisis and help the city reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The policy was approved by the city council in January, but it was delayed after legal challenges from a Dutch trade association and travel agencies claiming it violated freedom of speech and European consumer law.A district court in the Hague upheld the ban, saying it was justified by the general health interests of residents. Supporters compare the effort to past tobacco-ad restrictions and argue that removing ads that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >influence people helps reduce emissions<\/a>, while backing from GreenLeft and the Party for the Animals frames the move as enabling personal choice rather than limiting it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The capital city of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netherlands\/\">Netherlands<\/a> will no longer allow public ads for meat, gas-powered vehicles, commercial airlines, or other high-carbon-producing products.<\/p>\n<p>Amsterdam rolled out the ban this month to alter social attitudes toward products lawmakers believe contribute to a growing \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate-change\/\">climate crisis<\/a>.\u201d Left-wing parties GreenLeft and Party for the Animals led the campaign.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553728\/ceasefire-threatened-iran-missiles-drones-uae\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ceasefire threatened as Iran launches waves of missiles and drones at UAE<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553949\/multiple-dead-driver-drives-through-crowd-leipzig-germany\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two dead after driver runs over crowds in Leipzig, Germany<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553378\/iran-new-executions-after-trump-praise-halting-protester-killings\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran carries out new executions after Trump praise for halting protester killings<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe climate crisis is very urgent,\u201d GreenLeft Party member Anneke Veenhoff said of the ban. \u201cIf you want to be leading in climate policies and you rent out your walls to exactly the opposite, then what are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoppers pass a McDonald\u2019s fast-food restaurant on Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (Lina Selg\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ban was first approved by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-minneapolis-police-officers-left-after-getting-slammed-now-city-spending-millions-for-new-recruits\/\" title=\"Hundreds Of Minneapolis Police Officers Left After Getting Slammed. Now City Spending Millions For New Recruits.\">city council vote<\/a> in January, but implementation was held up in court after a Dutch trade association and several travel agencies lodged complaints that it violated freedom of speech principles and European consumer law.<\/p>\n<p>The district court of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hague\/\">The Hague<\/a> ruled late last month that the ban was justified by the \u201cgeneral health interests of citizens\u201d and that the court was not in a position to overrule the vote for the sake of advertisers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not up to the Municipality to refrain from taking measures to promote the health of its residents in order to strengthen the future [financial] position of travel providers,\u201d the ruling stated.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters say removing advertisements that entice bystanders on the street or in the subway will help the city reach its goal of total carbon neutrality by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Leaning on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-promotes-veganism-for-black-history-month\/\" title=\"CBP Promotes Veganism for Black History Month\">supposed health benefits<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/carbon\/\">carbon reduction<\/a>, proponents have also compared the ban to municipal policies against tobacco advertising.<\/p>\n<p>Party for the Animals member Anke Bakker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c9wejdekpwyo\">told the BBC<\/a> that the new law is actually \u201cgiving people more freedom\u201d because \u201cthey can make their own choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody can just make their own decisions, but actually we are trying to get the big companies not to tell us all the time what we need to eat and buy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Party for the Animals <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.partyfortheanimals.com\/en\/who-we-are\">describes itself<\/a> as the \u201cfirst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-blasts-house-gop-as-a-zoo-that-could-cause-losses-in-2024\/\" title=\"Tim Scott criticizes House GOP, warns of potential losses in 2024.\">successful political party<\/a> in the world that does not put the short-term interests of man in the pivotal position.\u201d The party asserts, \u201cAfter the liberation of enslaved people and women, and giving rights to children, the next logical step is to take the interests of animals seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4545545\/zeldin-delauro-spar-climate-change-doctrine\/\">ZELDIN AND DELAURO SPAR OVER CLIMATE CHANGE DOCTRINE: \u2018YOU THINK I MADE UP THESE CASES?\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robert Barker, a deputy mayor and alderman of The Hague, is also a member of the Party for Animals. He believes the ruling will now liberate municipalities across the country to implement similar bans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis court ruling marks a milestone. It shows that municipalities are not powerless, but do in fact have tools to tackle the climate crisis,\u201d Barker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/04\/28\/landmark-ruling-should-encourage-more-cities-to-ban-fossil-fuel-ads-campaigners-urge\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt would be great if many more cities around the world followed suit, each making their own contribution to a better, more sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amsterdam bans ads for high-carbon products to tackle climate crisis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2598618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2232981997.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[79083,57809,46838,55382,22452],"class_list":["post-2598617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-advertising-regulation","tag-amsterdam-2","tag-climate-policy","tag-meat-ban","tag-sustainability"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2232981997.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598621,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598617\/revisions\/2598621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}