The City of Fremantle is considering removing fossil fuel advertising from council buildings and events.

A motion has been put forward calling for the council’s chief executive to investigate ways to control or restrict advertising and sponsorships from companies whose main business is the extraction or sale of coal, oil and gas.

The local government will decide its formal position on the matter when it meets later this month, but reports say the motion is likely to pass.

“While this action itself won't stop climate change, it's about the transition away from fossil fuels,” Councillor Adin Lang said this week. 

One of the targets of the new stance, if adopted, would be Woodside Energy, the main sponsor of the Fremantle Dockers at Fremantle Oval.

The local Surf Life Saving WA's nippers program is also supported by Woodside.

The City of Sydney and Melbourne's Yarra and Moreland councils have made similar moves in recent years.

Internationally, fossil fuel ads are restricted in France, along with several government areas in the UK and the Netherlands.