Police in Paris on Friday fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies.
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After giving three warnings on the loudspeaker, the officers used tear gas on the activists, who were sitting on the street outside the meeting venue in an upscale Paris district, in a bid to stop people from entering.
Dozens of protesters have gathered around the Salle Pleyel area since dawn, in a protest called by a coalition of non-governmental organizations.
Police intervention
Blockade of AG of Total by environmental activists.
Law enforcement intervention. pic.twitter.com/wxagGkMIRE— Amar Taoualit (@TaoualitAmar) May 26, 2023
They chanted slogans like “All we want is to knock down Total” and “One, two and three degrees, we have Total to thank”.
Similar protests have occurred at recent meetings with other oil giants, such as BP and Shell.
Oil majors BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron and TotalEnergies together posted revenues of more than $40 billion this quarter.
(AFP)
