French police on Friday fired tear gas at climate activists who tried to prevent the annual general meeting of oil giant TotalEnergies.
Activists from campaign groups including 350.org, Friends of the Earth France and Scientists in Rebellion had pledged to try to stop the AGM from taking place to denounce TotalEnergies' fossil fuel expansion.
Protesters outside the Salle Pleyel venue in Paris could be heard chanting "all we want is to knock down Total" and "one, two, three degrees, we have Total to thank." Protesters outside the Salle Pleyel venue in Paris could be heard chanting "all we want is to knock down Total" and "one, two, three degrees, we have Total to thank.
Activists from campaign groups including 350.org, Friends of the Earth France and Scientists in Rebellion hadProtesters outside the Salle Pleyel venue in Paris could be heard chanting "all we want is to knock down Total" and "one, two, three degrees, we have Total to thank," according to the AFP news agency.
It comes amid a sense of palpable frustration among climate activists during the proxy voting season, with
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