US EditionTotalEnergies on Trial in Landmark Greenwashing Case in France
- TotalEnergies is on trial in Paris over allegations of misleading climate claims, marking an unprecedented greenwashing case in France.
- The case arises from a lawsuit by three environmental groups alleging TotalEnergies made false claims about reaching carbon neutrality while continuing oil and gas production.
- TotalEnergies advertised its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 and stated that gas is the fossil fuel with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions.
- The Paris court will decide on the legality of ads presenting gas as essential to the energy transition, according to the NGOs involved.
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The first major trial against an alleged forgery of climate promises in France is opened on Thursday against the oil and gas giant TotalEnergys, accused of deliberately lying.The civil trial arises from a lawsuit filed in March 2022 by three environmental groups that accuse the French energy giant of “unfair commercial practices” for claiming that it could achieve carbon neutrality while still producing oil and gas.As of May 2021, TotalEnergy an…
The oil group defends itself in the Paris court of all insinicity in its communication, in front of the three associations, Greenpeace France, the Friends of the Earth France and Our Case to All, who accuse of...
Invited to the 25th anniversary of the Energy Regulatory Commission, the CEO of TotalEnergys took the opportunity to be heard.
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