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CHRONIC. Faced with criticism, the hydrocarbon giant boasts of having begun its ecological transition and excludes opening up to nuclear power. Incomprehensible!
By Ferghane Azihari
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Ifriday May 26 was a busy day for TotalEnergies, which held its general meeting. Gone are the days when shareholders met with public indifference. Witness the protests and violence perpetrated by self-proclaimed environmentalists for whom the oil company does not give itself the means to fight against climate change.
But the rebellion is not only played out outside the group. Its management is challenged internally by minority shareholders who ask it to redouble its efforts to align the company with environmental imperatives.
Huge social pressure
We will hardly be surprised by the social pressure exerted on companies. The ecology of small gestures has its limits. The leeway of the c…