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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Guillaume DAUDIN

NGOs Seek Climate Trial Of French Oil Giant TotalEnergies

NGOs accuse TotalEnergies of 'deliberately endangering the lives of others, involuntary manslaughter, neglecting to address a disaster, and damaging biodiversity' (Credit: AFP)

NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on Tuesday, seeking a trial for involuntary manslaughter and other consequences of climate change "chaos".

The case targets the company's board, including chief executive Patrick Pouyanne, and major shareholders that backed its climate strategy, including US investment firm BlackRock and Norway's central bank, Norges Bank.

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