Overview
- Hearings began Wednesday at the Tournai commercial court in a suit by farmer Hugues Falys seeking to hold TotalEnergies responsible for climate-related harm to his farm.
- Falys seeks financial compensation for losses tied to four extreme-weather events from 2016 to 2020 and asks the court to order curbs on new fossil-fuel projects or production.
- Greenpeace and Belgium’s human rights league back the case, arguing the company bears significant responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions.
- TotalEnergies disputes the claims and says no direct causal link or fault connects its lawful activities to the alleged damages.
- The proceedings are scheduled through mid-December, with any ruling expected no earlier than early 2026, in a landscape where numerous climate suits have yet to yield company-paid damages.