French police have thrown a security cordon around a shareholders meeting in Paris of oil major TotalEnergies.
Their signs declared, “The last pipeline before the end of the world” and “Listen to the scientists: No more fossil projects.”
Dozens of activists forced the delay of the start of the meeting by chanting “Shut down Shell,” while others shouted, held signs and linked arms outside as security tried to remove them.The burning of coal, oil, natural gas and biomass is blamed for air pollution that Citing the protests, TotalEnergies had told shareholders beforehand that they could vote remotely. A resolution from activist investors urging the company to align its goals on reducing emissions from the use of its energy with the Paris climate agreement was defeated.
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