Amsterdam has become the latest Dutch city to vote to ban adverts for fossil fuels and meat products in public spaces.

Councillors voted on Thursday to change local bylaws and introduce the ban, although city public spaces chief Melanie van der Horst warned there could still be legal implications.

The ban would apply to billboards and bus shelters, and would not affect shopkeepers, who would still be allowed to advertise their products on posters.

Van der Horst, the local leader of D66, told councillors during Thursday’s debate that meat advertising accounts for just 0.1% of outdoor advertising, while fossil fuels make up 4.3%.

She also said the ban would conflict with existing contracts, warning that advertisers could bring legal claims if it goes ahead on May 1 as planned.

Last May, Nijmegen introduced a similar ban, following The Hague, Utrecht and Delft, which all passed comparable local laws in 2024.