"A French oil company engaged in misleading commercial practices about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled. TotalEnergies, which this month said it aimed to ramp up production of gas, was found on Thursday to have probably misled consumers with claims about its climate policies. The civil court in Paris ordered the company to remove messages from its website that said it wanted to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and be a big player in the energy transition."
"The French court gave TotalEnergies a month to take down the misleading statements or face a fine of 10,000 (8,700) a day. It was also ordered to post the court's ruling on its website, with the same penalty for noncompliance, as well as to pay 8,000 to each of the three NGOs and 15,000 for their legal costs. The French justice system is finally tackling the impunity of fossil fuel greenwashing that Total has enjoyed until now,"
A Paris civil court found TotalEnergies likely misled consumers by making broad climate and sustainability claims on its website, including ambitions to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and be a major energy-transition player. NGOs including Greenpeace France and Friends of the Earth France brought the 2022 case after the company rebranded. The court ordered removal of the contested messages within a month or fines of €10,000 per day, required posting the ruling on the company website under the same penalty, and ordered payments to the NGOs and coverage of legal costs. The ruling marks the first French application of greenwashing laws to a fossil fuel company.
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