Fossil Ad Ban South Africa
@fossiladbansa.bsky.social
Undermining the Social License of the Fossil Fuel Industry - For Our Health, Planet, and Future. A campaign of Fossil Free South Africa @fossilfreesa.bsky.social
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The Fossil Ad Ban campaign released South Africa’s first greenwashing report, Smoke & Mirrors: Decoding Fossil Fuel Advertising in South Africa. It urges regulators & the ad industry to crack down on misleading fossil fuels ads that hide their climate harm.
Read: tinyurl.com/3dv6ecn5
The Fossil Ad Ban campaign released South Africa’s first greenwashing report, Smoke & Mirrors: Decoding Fossil Fuel Advertising in South Africa. It urges regulators & the ad industry to crack down on misleading fossil fuels ads that hide their climate harm.
Read: tinyurl.com/3dv6ecn5
Severe floods hit Mpumalanga & Limpopo. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the climate crisis is responsible.
Coal, oil, & gas drive this crisis. Yet their products are advertised as if harmless.
Sign the pledge to ban this greenwashing: tinyurl.com/Pledge-FAB
📹: @SABCNews
#fossiladbansa
Coal, oil, & gas drive this crisis. Yet their products are advertised as if harmless.
Sign the pledge to ban this greenwashing: tinyurl.com/Pledge-FAB
📹: @SABCNews
#fossiladbansa
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Severe floods hit Mpumalanga & Limpopo. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the climate crisis is responsible.
Coal, oil, & gas drive this crisis. Yet their products are advertised as if harmless.
Sign the pledge to ban this greenwashing: tinyurl.com/Pledge-FAB
📹: @SABCNews
#fossiladbansa
Coal, oil, & gas drive this crisis. Yet their products are advertised as if harmless.
Sign the pledge to ban this greenwashing: tinyurl.com/Pledge-FAB
📹: @SABCNews
#fossiladbansa
🗞️READ: Greenwashing gas undermines climate action, writes Lazola Kati for @news24
🔗 Read more here:
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#fossiladbansa #fossiladban #stopgreenwashing
🔗 Read more here:
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#fossiladbansa #fossiladban #stopgreenwashing
Lazola Kati | Greenwashing gas undermines climate action | News24
Replacing coal-generated electricity with gas should not be “greenwashed” as part of the Just Energy Transition, argues Lazola Kati.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🗞️READ: Greenwashing gas undermines climate action, writes Lazola Kati for @news24
🔗 Read more here:
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#fossiladbansa #fossiladban #stopgreenwashing
🔗 Read more here:
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#fossiladbansa #fossiladban #stopgreenwashing
READ: "The database also shows that 17 of the top-20 emitters are controlled by governments that opposed a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels at COP30 last November: Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Iraq, Qatar, and India."
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tinyurl.com/3apx9hnf
32 Fossil Fuel Companies Linked to Half of CO2 Emissions in 2024
17 of the top-20 emitters were state-controlled. The remaining three fossil fuel companies were Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
READ: "The database also shows that 17 of the top-20 emitters are controlled by governments that opposed a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels at COP30 last November: Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Iraq, Qatar, and India."
tinyurl.com/3apx9hnf
tinyurl.com/3apx9hnf
Our 20 Nov 2025 march against TotalEnergies was covered by the media, helping expand the conversation on greenwashing’s impact.
Greenwashing misleads the public, distorts the climate debate, and delays climate action.
Follow for more: tinyurl.com/FAB-Linktree
Greenwashing misleads the public, distorts the climate debate, and delays climate action.
Follow for more: tinyurl.com/FAB-Linktree
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Our 20 Nov 2025 march against TotalEnergies was covered by the media, helping expand the conversation on greenwashing’s impact.
Greenwashing misleads the public, distorts the climate debate, and delays climate action.
Follow for more: tinyurl.com/FAB-Linktree
Greenwashing misleads the public, distorts the climate debate, and delays climate action.
Follow for more: tinyurl.com/FAB-Linktree
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“How do we know if the just energy transition is really happening on the ground?” ⚡
Dr Gilad Isaacs (Institute for Economic Justice) explains how our digital mapping tool, #PowerTracker, helps track where energy projects are happening, and how communities are affected.
👉 bit.ly/4aw6lLf
Dr Gilad Isaacs (Institute for Economic Justice) explains how our digital mapping tool, #PowerTracker, helps track where energy projects are happening, and how communities are affected.
👉 bit.ly/4aw6lLf
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM
“How do we know if the just energy transition is really happening on the ground?” ⚡
Dr Gilad Isaacs (Institute for Economic Justice) explains how our digital mapping tool, #PowerTracker, helps track where energy projects are happening, and how communities are affected.
👉 bit.ly/4aw6lLf
Dr Gilad Isaacs (Institute for Economic Justice) explains how our digital mapping tool, #PowerTracker, helps track where energy projects are happening, and how communities are affected.
👉 bit.ly/4aw6lLf
Ban fossil fuel ads. Protect our health, economy, planet and future.
Sign the pledge today: tinyurl.com/2ax3jkft
#FossilAdBanSA #FossilAdBan
Sign the pledge today: tinyurl.com/2ax3jkft
#FossilAdBanSA #FossilAdBan
Fossil Ad Ban Pledge
Let's ban fossil fuel ads - to save our health, our economy, our planet and future.
Fossil Ad Ban is a campaign of Fossil Free SA, an environmental NGO focused on fossil fuel divestment and raising aw...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Ban fossil fuel ads. Protect our health, economy, planet and future.
Sign the pledge today: tinyurl.com/2ax3jkft
#FossilAdBanSA #FossilAdBan
Sign the pledge today: tinyurl.com/2ax3jkft
#FossilAdBanSA #FossilAdBan
Amsterdam led. Now it must finish the job. The fossil fuel ads ban is still unfinished.
Add your voice and sign the letter: tinyurl.com/dpftcjyb
Add your voice and sign the letter: tinyurl.com/dpftcjyb
Finishing What Amsterdam Started: End Fossil Fuel Advertising in Public Space
In the coming days, Amsterdam’s City Council will vote on whether to finally end fossil fuel advertising in public space.
In 2020, Amsterdam led the world by committing to ban fossil fuel ads. Five ye...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Amsterdam led. Now it must finish the job. The fossil fuel ads ban is still unfinished.
Add your voice and sign the letter: tinyurl.com/dpftcjyb
Add your voice and sign the letter: tinyurl.com/dpftcjyb
Thank you to all our partners and supporters for your solidarity this year. FAB wishes you a wonderful holiday season and restful, refreshing break. We look forward to reconnecting in the new year as we continue calling for a ban on all fossil fuel (coal, oil, & gas) advertising in South Africa!
December 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Thank you to all our partners and supporters for your solidarity this year. FAB wishes you a wonderful holiday season and restful, refreshing break. We look forward to reconnecting in the new year as we continue calling for a ban on all fossil fuel (coal, oil, & gas) advertising in South Africa!
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Our last newsletter for 2025 is here! We cover why we're taking Thungela to court, celebrating our roll of honour, and more! Read it here: fossilfreesa.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Our last newsletter for 2025 is here! We cover why we're taking Thungela to court, celebrating our roll of honour, and more! Read it here: fossilfreesa.substack.com
Communities united at our march in Jo’burg last month to challenge TotalEnergies’ century of oil and gas expansion. Those whose lands, oceans and livelihoods are at risks made their message clear: No to fossil fuel expansion!
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Fossil Ad Ban Mass March against TotalEnergies
YouTube video by Fossil Free South Africa
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December 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Communities united at our march in Jo’burg last month to challenge TotalEnergies’ century of oil and gas expansion. Those whose lands, oceans and livelihoods are at risks made their message clear: No to fossil fuel expansion!
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Fossil Ad Ban 2025 wrapped: From marches to workshops, webinars and new endorsements, we exposed greenwashing and built momentum for a ban on ads for coal, oil and gas in SA. Real climate justice starts here! ✊🌍
#fossiladban2025wrapped #fossiladbansa
#fossiladban2025wrapped #fossiladbansa
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Fossil Ad Ban 2025 wrapped: From marches to workshops, webinars and new endorsements, we exposed greenwashing and built momentum for a ban on ads for coal, oil and gas in SA. Real climate justice starts here! ✊🌍
#fossiladban2025wrapped #fossiladbansa
#fossiladban2025wrapped #fossiladbansa
READ: "Following the TotalEnergies complaint, the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) began developing a sustainability policy to ensure that advertisements do not mislead the public about a company’s environmental practices,” Lazola Kati."
climatejusticecoalition.org/eco-friendly...
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‘Eco-friendly, green, sustainable’ equal greenwashing? | Climate Justice Coalition
By Lindokuhle Masango In an era driven by climate urgency, consumers look for ways to be environmentally responsible by buying sustainable products. Companies are aware of this and try to manipulate t...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
READ: "Following the TotalEnergies complaint, the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) began developing a sustainability policy to ensure that advertisements do not mislead the public about a company’s environmental practices,” Lazola Kati."
climatejusticecoalition.org/eco-friendly...
climatejusticecoalition.org/eco-friendly...
READ: "Furthermore, Thungela’s operations have a significant impact on the environment, including via greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to the climate crisis."
Shareholders, namely Fossil Free South Africa, Just Share SA, and Aeon Investment Management, are taking Thungela to court for repeatedly refusing to table their climate resolutions ⚖️ Read more here: justshare.org.za/media/news/s...
Shareholders approach High Court for declaratory order on Thungela’s refusal to table resolutions - Just Share
Thungela Resources Limited shareholders Just Share, Aeon Investment Management and Fossil Free South Africa (the applicants) have instituted litigation in the Gauteng High Court seeking an order that ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
READ: "Furthermore, Thungela’s operations have a significant impact on the environment, including via greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to the climate crisis."
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Some context as to why we launched our #climatehope campaign 💡🌍Visit the online resource hub on our website: www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Some context as to why we launched our #climatehope campaign 💡🌍Visit the online resource hub on our website: www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
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COP30 and the G20 are coming, but will the 99% be heard, or the 1% again? 🌱 Fossil fuel interests and “green growth” myths drown out real climate justice. We’ll be at the People Summit in Joburg, 20–22 Nov. Join us at the Energy Imbizo for a just, fossil fuel-free future. 🎟️ wetheninetynine.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
COP30 and the G20 are coming, but will the 99% be heard, or the 1% again? 🌱 Fossil fuel interests and “green growth” myths drown out real climate justice. We’ll be at the People Summit in Joburg, 20–22 Nov. Join us at the Energy Imbizo for a just, fossil fuel-free future. 🎟️ wetheninetynine.com
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💣“They say ‘Just Transition, leaves no one behind’. But when you look at the reality, everyone is left behind.” - Zethu Hlatshwayo, South African climate justice activist featured in CEO’s documentary.
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
💣“They say ‘Just Transition, leaves no one behind’. But when you look at the reality, everyone is left behind.” - Zethu Hlatshwayo, South African climate justice activist featured in CEO’s documentary.
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
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We co-hosted a roundtable with Wits’ Global Change Institute on their fossil-fuel links and what real climate leadership should look like. Wits can lead with transparency, net-zero alignment and a just energy transition. ✊🏽
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
We co-hosted a roundtable with Wits’ Global Change Institute on their fossil-fuel links and what real climate leadership should look like. Wits can lead with transparency, net-zero alignment and a just energy transition. ✊🏽
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
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We marched to @totalenergieseneos.bsky.social to deliver a letter of demands, co-signed by 56 social justice movements. We’re demanding that they aligns their actions to urgent calls: Ban fossil fuel greenwashing, fast track renewables, and stop all new oil and gas development.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We marched to @totalenergieseneos.bsky.social to deliver a letter of demands, co-signed by 56 social justice movements. We’re demanding that they aligns their actions to urgent calls: Ban fossil fuel greenwashing, fast track renewables, and stop all new oil and gas development.
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Our team loved attending We the 99's People’s Summit at Constitution Hill! 🌍 From imagining a green industrial future to hearing community climate stories, it was inspiring. Grateful for new connections and excited for more intersectional climate work in the new year! 🌱
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our team loved attending We the 99's People’s Summit at Constitution Hill! 🌍 From imagining a green industrial future to hearing community climate stories, it was inspiring. Grateful for new connections and excited for more intersectional climate work in the new year! 🌱
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Check out the We The 99% event we collaborated on with Coalition for Human Rights in Development, WWF South Africa, Project 90 by 2030, SAFCEI, 350.org, The African Centre for Governance, and the Centre of Applied Legal Studies 🫱🏾🫲🏿
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Check out the We The 99% event we collaborated on with Coalition for Human Rights in Development, WWF South Africa, Project 90 by 2030, SAFCEI, 350.org, The African Centre for Governance, and the Centre of Applied Legal Studies 🫱🏾🫲🏿
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Activists storm #TotalEnergies’ office ahead of G20 Summit, demand end to fossil fuel expansion in Africa.
#STOPEACOP
@studenteacop.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social @stopeacop.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @badbrad2024.bsky.social
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#STOPEACOP
@studenteacop.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social @stopeacop.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @badbrad2024.bsky.social
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Activists storm TotalEnergies’ office ahead of G20 Summit, demand end to fossil fuel expansion in Africa
By Witness Radio team. South Africa – As South Africa prepares to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on the 22nd and 23rd, another gathering has already made its voice heard. Activists, including climate ac...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Activists storm #TotalEnergies’ office ahead of G20 Summit, demand end to fossil fuel expansion in Africa.
#STOPEACOP
@studenteacop.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social @stopeacop.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @badbrad2024.bsky.social
Read more: witnessradio.org/activists-st...
#STOPEACOP
@studenteacop.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social @stopeacop.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @badbrad2024.bsky.social
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READ: "But a court's refusal to hear the truth doesn't change the truth.
EACOP still threatens millions of people. It still violates human rights obligations."
#StopEACOP
EACOP still threatens millions of people. It still violates human rights obligations."
#StopEACOP
#EACJ dismissed the #EACOP case on a technicality, refusing to hear the evidence of harm faced by impacted communities
This is a blow. But the land grabs, pollution risks, and human rights violations have not disappeared & our resistance doesn't end in courtrooms. Read our blog shorturl.at/C21fV
This is a blow. But the land grabs, pollution risks, and human rights violations have not disappeared & our resistance doesn't end in courtrooms. Read our blog shorturl.at/C21fV
Regional court dismisses EACOP Case, but the pipeline is still controversial — #StopEACOP
Some of the EACOP Project-affected persons and members of civil society organizations from Uganda and Tanzania, outside the EACJ court.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
READ: "But a court's refusal to hear the truth doesn't change the truth.
EACOP still threatens millions of people. It still violates human rights obligations."
#StopEACOP
EACOP still threatens millions of people. It still violates human rights obligations."
#StopEACOP
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Yesterday, we joined @fossiladbansa.bsky.social and @powershiftafrica.bsky.social, among others & marched to #TotalEnergies' offices in JHB to express our frustration with their century of abuse. We're thankful for the litigation work @amisdelaterre.org & others are doing to make Total accountable.
TotalEnergies faces criminal complaint for complicity in war crimes, torture and enforced disappearance in Mozambique, www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-p...
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Yesterday, we joined @fossiladbansa.bsky.social and @powershiftafrica.bsky.social, among others & marched to #TotalEnergies' offices in JHB to express our frustration with their century of abuse. We're thankful for the litigation work @amisdelaterre.org & others are doing to make Total accountable.
Fefekazi Nozaza from Coastal Links warns that new oil and gas projects pollute environments and displace communities. Join our march in Joburg at 10 am tomorrow to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects in Africa!
Sign the letter to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#TotalExposed
Sign the letter to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#TotalExposed
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Fefekazi Nozaza from Coastal Links warns that new oil and gas projects pollute environments and displace communities. Join our march in Joburg at 10 am tomorrow to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects in Africa!
Sign the letter to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#TotalExposed
Sign the letter to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#TotalExposed
As South Africa prepares for the G20 summit, Lisa Makaula, advocacy officer at The Green Connection, calls on G20 leaders to stop subsiding fossil fuels and demonstrate climate leadership by focusing on renewables.
Sign our letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
Sign our letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As South Africa prepares for the G20 summit, Lisa Makaula, advocacy officer at The Green Connection, calls on G20 leaders to stop subsiding fossil fuels and demonstrate climate leadership by focusing on renewables.
Sign our letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
Sign our letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...