00:01A Belgian court has suspended its ruling on a groundbreaking climate case between a Belgian
00:07farmer and Total Energies, two years after it was filed. The farmer, Hugh Fallis, is backed
00:14by environmental groups including Greenpeace in a case they hope could prove a turning point
00:18in the climate fight. A verdict in the case, which has been ongoing since November, was expected on
00:24Wednesday, but has now been postponed until September, pending a decision in a similar
00:29French case which is set to take place at the end of June. Fallis is seeking compensation for damage
00:36to his farm in four extreme weather events that he says is directly caused by climate change.
00:42But the farmer and his backers are also seeking much broader action from Total Energies on
00:47countering climate change, for it to stop investing in new fossil fuel projects.
00:53Making its case in court, the company called it absurd to single out a particular firm over
00:58the pace of the energy transition, arguing that it accounts for less than two percent of the oil
01:04and gas sector.
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