Greenpeace Protests at TotalEnergies for Fossil Fuel Taxation
Activists demand oil giants pay for climate disasters as COP29 discussions continue.
- Greenpeace activists placed debris from a South African tornado outside TotalEnergies' headquarters in Paris to symbolize the impact of climate change.
- The protest is part of a global series of demonstrations coinciding with the second week of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Greenpeace calls for a tax on major oil and gas companies to fund the UN's climate disaster relief efforts.
- A proposed $5 per ton CO2 tax on emissions could raise $900 million by 2030 for climate damage funds.
- TotalEnergies acknowledges protest rights but condemns any form of violence during demonstrations.