Tournai, Belgium, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - TotalEnergies faces ruling in Belgian farmer climate case

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2026-03-18
A Belgian judge will rule Wednesday in a closely watched case pitting French oil giant TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for damage to his farm caused by climate change. Hugues Falys, a farmer from Belgium's western Hainaut region, was backed by environmental groups including Greenpeace in the David-versus-Goliath case they hope could prove a turning point in the climate fight. Together they took TotalEnergies to court on the gr......
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