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TotalEnergies Misled Public on Carbon Neutrality, Court Rules

10/24/2025

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A Paris court ruled on October 23, 2025, that TotalEnergies misled the public about its environmental efforts.
The court found the company exaggerated its carbon neutrality by 2050 while expanding oil and gas production.
Environmental groups Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth challenged TotalEnergies' campaigns as misrepresenting the company's environmental impact.
TotalEnergies maintains its communications were not misleading and targeted investors.

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A Paris court ruled on October 23, 2025, that TotalEnergies misled the public about its environmental efforts.
The court found the company exaggerated its carbon neutrality by 2050 while expanding oil and gas production.
Environmental groups Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth challenged TotalEnergies' campaigns as misrepresenting the company's environmental impact.
TotalEnergies maintains its communications were not misleading and targeted investors.