A coalition of NGOs, joined by the city halls of New York and Paris, on Wednesday presented a demand at a court in the French capital that energy giant TotalEnergies should be ordered to suspend all new hydrocarbon projects worldwide. The unprecedented demand seeks a court order as a temporary measure for a suspension ahead of giving a full ruling -- not before 2024 or 2025 -- on forcing the group to bring its strategy in line with the 2015 Paris climate agreement. For a deeper perspective on this bold, stunning move by two of the world's most celebrated cities alongside a wide array of NGO's , FRANCE 24 is joined by Brice Laniyan, Academic and Jurist at French environmental association "Notre Affaire à Tous."


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