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TotalEnergies made misleading climate claims, judge rules

Olie- en gasconcern TotalEnergies heeft consumenten misleid door het doen van bepaalde klimaatbeloften.
Een Franse rechter heeft TotalEnergies opgedragen het verspreiden van ‘misleidende communicatie’ te staken. Foto: Shutterstock, 2025

Oil and gas group TotalEnergies misled consumers by making certain climate promises. This was ruled by a court in France on Thursday in a case brought by environmental organisations.

This writes ANP on Thursday. At the centre of the case were advertisements the company shared shortly after changing its name from Total to TotalEnergies in 2021. The court ordered the company to stop spreading “misleading communication”. Among other things, TotalEnergies stated its ambition to be carbon neutral by 2050. In doing so, the company led consumers to believe it was complying with the Paris Climate Agreement, which calls for an immediate reduction in fossil fuel production. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies continued to increase oil and gas production and investment.

Turning point

The case was brought by Greenpeace France, Les Amis de la Terre France and Notre Affaire à Tous. ‘This victory marks a turning point for consumer protection, climate conservation and the fight against greenwashing practices,’ the environmental organisations commented on the ruling. ‘It is the first time in the world that a major oil and gas company has been condemned by a court for misleading the public by greenwashing its image regarding its contribution to the fight against climate change.’

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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