TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

By: Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala, University of the Witwatersrand and Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 27, 2025

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Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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By Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala, University of the Witwatersrand and Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand

A court ruling in France could give African countries more power to hold corporations to account when they pretend to be environmentally friendly. The Paris Judicial Court found global oil and gas giant TotalEnergies guilty of misleading commercial practices, in a case brought by three environmental organisations.

The October 2025 ruling marks the first time a fossil …

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