Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change
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Haystacks pile up outside a court house as French oil giant TotalEnergies is on trial, accused by Belgian farmer Hugues Falys and three environmental groups of bearing responsibility for climate change, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Tournai, Belgium. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy)Belgian farmer Hugues Falys stands outside a court house as French oil giant TotalEnergies is on trial, accused by Falys and three environmental groups of bearing responsibility for climate change, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Tournai, Belgium. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy)Haystacks pile up outside a court house as French oil giant TotalEnergies is on trial, accused by Belgian farmer Hugues Falys and three environmental groups of bearing responsibility for climate change, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Tournai, Belgium. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy)Belgian farmer Hugues Falys , center left, sits in a courtroom as French oil giant TotalEnergies is on trial, accused by Falys and three environmental groups of bearing responsibility for climate change, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Tournai, Belgium. (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)
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Haystacks pile up outside a court house as French oil giant TotalEnergies is on trial, accused by Belgian farmer Hugues Falys and three environmental groups of bearing responsibility for climate change, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Tournai, Belgium. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy)