Greenpeace Activists Scale Building Near TotalEnergies HQ in Paris

Five Greenpeace activists climbed a building near TotalEnergies' headquarters in Paris to protest the company's climate strategy. The activists displayed a critical banner against Total's oil and gas exploration. Total had already taken precautionary measures by asking employees to work from home.

A group of five activists from campaign group Greenpeace were seen climbing on top of a building close to TotalEnergies' headquarters west of Paris on Friday to display a banner critical of the French oil major's strategy to fight climate change, according to a Reuters journalist on the site.

Greenpeace opposes Total's continued exploration of oil and gas, despite a 'climate emergency', a Greenpeace spokesperson told Reuters. Barriers had already been erected around the entrances of Total's offices in Paris' La Defense district on Thursday evening, with employees told to work from home on Friday.