PARIS: Police fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies in Paris on Friday (May 26). The demonstration caps a series of tumultuous shareholder meetings at major corporations in Europe as activists step up pressure on companies
PARIS: Police fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies in Paris on Friday .
A dozen demonstrators managed to sit on the ground in front of the venue, the Salle Pleyel, and were teargassed after ignoring three warnings issued by officers using megaphones. TotalEnergies"embodies the worst of what is done in terms of the exploitation of people and the planet," Cohuet said. Energy majors posted record profits last year as Russia's war in Ukraine sent oil and gas prices soaring.During the annual shareholders' meeting of British group Shell on Tuesday, activists shouted out"Go to hell Shell!"
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