“Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change”, 19 November 2025

The lawsuit, backed by... Greenpeace, seeks financial compensation and demands TotalEnergies reduce its oil and gas production to slow the greenhouse-gas emissions that warm the planet.

The company did not reply to a request for comment, but in other litigation has said it has already cut emissions and is investing in greener energy sources.

Worldwide, environmental groups and individual citizens have brought nearly 100 cases… None have, so far, resulted in any company being forced to pay for damages directly related to climate change.“

We think it’s time that the impunity of big polluters like TotalEnergies… ends, and it has to end in court,” Joeri Thijs of Greenpeace Belgium told reporters… The proceedings are expected to last until mid-December...