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The Hague becomes world’s first city to ban fossil fuel-related ads

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The Hague is the first city in the world to ban high-carbon advertising through local legislation.

It is the end of publicly and privately funded advertising for petrol and diesel, aviation and cruise ships.

Edinburgh council agreed in May to ban advertising for fossil fuel companies, airlines, airports, fossil fuel-powered cars, cruise ships and arms.

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79

Informative language

76

Neutral language

76

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

60

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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