To Take Legal Action Francais

As a result, TotalEnergies said it had decided to take legal action to “repair the damage.” Nov 3 (Reuters) – Total Energies (TTEF. PA) said on Thursday it would take legal action after environmental group Greenpeace France said it underreported its CO2 emissions in 2019. “Instead of reacting to the root of the problem, i.e. to the weight of its responsibility for the climate crisis, TotalEnergies chooses the path of intimidation and legal attack,” said Jean-François Julliard, director of Greenpeace France. Greenpeace France had previously accused the oil giant of underreporting its emissions, sparking debate about its seriousness in the fight against climate change just days before the next round of global climate negotiations. Greenpeace France also noted scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions — or the company`s direct emissions — of about 160 million tons, which TotalEnergies called “fanciful and false” because it said it reported only 55 million tons. The environmental group said it had shared its findings with French market regulator AMF, which declined to comment. The campaign group criticized the lack of transparency, saying TotalEnergies` core business generated about 1.64 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2019, compared to 455 million reported by the company in its carbon footprint. “It seems obvious that the major is hiding some of its emissions from the public and its investors,” Greenpeace France said.

“The Greenpeace report follows a methodology that is questionable to say the least,” TotalEnergies wrote in a statement. Greenpeace France, which said it had based its own calculations on publicly available production and trade data, said it was “fully prepared” to engage in a legal challenge. TotalEnergies is currently facing a lawsuit filed by environmental groups in France for misleading consumers around the rebranding, while the cities of Paris and New York joined a coalition in September suing the company for failing to adequately address climate change. Frequent short expressions: 1-400, 401-800, 801-1200 Results: 797. Exactly: 797. Elapsed time: 304 ms. “Regarding the information on the quality and reliability of the information published by TotalEnergies on its direct greenhouse gas emissions, which it has controlled, the dissemination of misleading information by Greenpeace on this subject is serious,” he added. Greenpeace France pointed to the company`s East African crude pipeline project and its liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, which it described as “climate bombs.” The group, which has focused on moving away from hydrocarbons by pledging to be “net zero” by 2050, has been criticized by climate campaigners and some investors for continuing to invest in oil and gas projects. The oil company said Greenpeace`s calculation France “counts multiple times the emissions associated with combusting products in each value chain.” .