A Belgian farmer took the French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies to court on Wednesday for its responsibility in climate change. “Climate disruption has very concrete effects for me: loss of yields, extra work and stress when you have to deal with a disorientated crop calendar,” said Hugues Falys, a farmer in the province of Hainaut (western Belgium) The French group regretted "the litigation process undertaken", considering that "the issue of climate change and energy transition does not fall under the legal responsibility of a given actor"