And the verdict: GUILTY

TotalEnergies convicted of greenwashing over claims of carbon neutrality

rfi.fr/en/france/20251023-tota…

(not sure wtf two different headline same link)

TotalEnergies faces key ruling in Paris over claims of greenwashing

A Paris court will rule on Thursday whether France’s TotalEnergies misled the public about its environmental record – a case that could reshape corporate climate advertising across Europe.

^RFI

and it doesn't help that DuckDuckBing link to repost on MSN without ever providing the original source.

They all killed the open web.

Guilty with a slap on the wrist

French court rules TotalEnergies misled consumers in greenwashing trial

france24.com/en/business/20251…

Must pay €8000 to each of the three NGO plaintiff and €15000 in legal fees.

French court rules TotalEnergies misled consumers in greenwashing trial

A French court on Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges in the first decision applying France's greenwashing law to an energy company.

^{FRANCE 24}