Views about multinational energy and gas companies sponsoring the United Nations climate conferences are strongly divided.
has reported that these power companies have penned a letter to the UK government complaining about a lack of branding exclusivity and unsatisfactory coordination.
In a statement, TotalEnergies said that all of society must participate in the road to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. “Energy transition is a global debate and there is consequently a necessity for society as a whole to participate,” said chairperson and chief executive Patrick Pouyanné.TotalEnergies is the subject of a report that said the company knew about the effect of their activities on climate change for 50 years, and did nothing.
Justine Ripoll, campaign manager for Notre Affaire à Tous, said legal frameworks and lawsuits were proving to be more and more effective in getting multinationals to respect their climate commitments, as demonstrated by the case ofin the Netherlands, where a court forced the company to set targets for alignment to the commitments in the Paris climate accord.
Fossil fuel energy companies blandishing climate change diplomacy with branding and announcements on net zero 2050, are not only responsible for environmental rights violations and graft but have been fingered in human rights violations with severe social consequences in coal-driven communities.
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