Paris and New York join climate litigation against TotalEnergies

Euractiv | Sep 22, 2022 at 9:00 AM
  • The cities of Paris and New York have joined a coalition of associations and local authorities that are suing oil major TotalEnergies for failing to adequately fight climate change, the coalition said in a statement on Wednesday (21 September).
  • In a landmark May 2021 ruling a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to accelerate its carbon emission reduction target.
  • The coalition made the announcement that New York and Paris were joining the fight following a hearing at the Paris Judicial Court on Wednesday.