Chris Packham calls on UK government to ban fossil fuel advertising
The British TV wildlife presenter Chris Packham is calling on the UK government to ban advertising by fossil fuel companies.
A petition set up on the UK Parliament’s website aims to reach 100,000 signatures by 12 May 2025. You can sign the petition here.
Enter the prize draw to win a BP-themed A3 print by Darren Cullen (Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives) or a copy of the Badvertising book
Darren Cullen is known for his devastating satire of fossil fuel companies such as Shell and BP. We’ve teamed up to make ten of Darren’s latest BP-themed artworks available in a prize draw to all those who sign the petition between 29 April and 12 May 2025. We’ve also got 3 copies of the Badvertising book by Andrew Simms and Leo Murray (Pluto Press 2023) available as prizes too.
Petition webpage: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700024
To enter the prize draw, please forward the email you received from the parliament petition website after you signed Chris Packham's petition to hello@adfreecities.org.uk .
If you can’t find the email, try searching for the subject line: "please confirm your email address" in your inbox. Parliamentary petitions require you to confirm your email address after you’ve signed.
We'll select 10 winners at random after the petition closes on 12 May 2025. In the meantime, please do share the petition amongst your networks on social media."
Help us get to 100,000 signatures
Sign the petition and send us your confirmation email to enter the prize draw for the Badvertising book or Darren Cullen artwork above.
Anyone can set up a petition on the Parliament website. At 10,000 signatures, the government should provide a formal response. A petition that reaches 100,000 signatures within 6 months of being set up can trigger a formal debate in Parliament (hence the deadline of 12 May 2025). We want to see Parliament debate the damage that advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies does to our planet. Remember to share the petition link on your social media channels after signing to help us secure this debate.
“I think that preventing fossil fuel companies’ efforts to enhance their social capital and normalise their activities through advertising and sponsorship would proactively help address the climate crisis and mitigate future harm to human health.”