Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change
TOURNAI, Belgium (AP) — A Belgian farmer is facing off against oil giant TotalEnergies in court on Wednesday, arguing the French company should pay for damage caused by climate change, in the latest lawsuit by environmental activists against big energy companies.
Ahead of the hearing, Hugues Falys told a crowd of some 50 supporters, who had turned up in the cold rain, that he brought his claim “to force TotalEnergies to change its practices” and make its operations less harmful “for society in general and agriculture in particular.”
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