French oil giant TotalEnergies sues Greenpeace over emissions report

Green group accused company of emitting more than it disclosed but TotalEnergies says report used dubious methodologies

The French oil major TotalEnergies has sued the environmental group Greenpeace France and the climate consulting firm Factor-X over a report claiming that the company massively underestimated its 2019 greenhouse gas emissions, Total said on Wednesday.

The civil complaint, served on 28 April, seeks a ruling that the November publication contains “false and misleading information”, a judicial order to withdraw the publication and cease all references to it under penalty of €2,000 a day in fines, plus a symbolic €1 in damages.