French court convicts TotalEnergies of greenwashing over climate claims

Judges ruled on Thursday that the energy giant had misled consumers by overstating its carbon neutrality goals. The case could set a potential precedent for corporate climate advertising.

The lawsuit targeted around 40 "false advertisements," some of which are still being used, according to climate groups. It requested that TotalEnergies be required to stop using them and be required to put disclaimers on its ads that include warnings about the impact of fossil fuels on the climate.

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• The fuel, and controversies, that built TotalEnergiesFounded in 1924 at the initiative of the French state, the group is now one of the world's leading oil companies. Confronted with a number of scandals, notably environmental, it's now accused of undermining the energy transition and enriching itself at the expense of climate change.