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Le tribunal de l'entreprise de Tournai se prononcera ce mercredi dans le procès climatique intenté contre TotalEnergies par l'agriculteur de Bois-de-Lessines Hugues Falys. Ce dernier est soutenu par les ONG Greenpeace, Fian Belgique et la Ligue des droits humains, qui ont baptisé cette affaire "The Farmer Case".

Le procès intenté par l’agriculteur Hugues Falys à TotalEnergies pour sa responsabilité dans le dérèglement climatique débute ce mercredi 19 novembre devant le tribunal de l’entreprise de Tournai. Cet agriculteur de Bois-de-Lessines avait déposé plainte en mars 2024. Il a rapidement été rejoint dans son combat baptisé "The Farmer Case" par trois ONG : FIAN, Greenpeace et la Ligue des droits humains.

Devant le tribunal de l'entreprise de Tournai, un agriculteur wallon et trois ONG demanderont réparation à TotalÉnergies pour son rôle dans le dérèglement climatique.

A German court has delivered a landmark ruling in a climate lawsuit brought by Peruvian farmer, Saúl Luciano Lliuya, against German energy giant RWE. The German Higher Regional Court of Hamm has ruled that, in principle, companies can be held liable to people halfway around the world for their contribution to the impacts and risks of climate change . While the Court ultimately dismissed Mr Lliuya’s claim, its reasoning represents a significant breakthrough for climate litigation globally. Below we explain what the Court decided, why it matters, and what it might mean in a New Zealand context with Smith v Fonterra still moving through the courts.

Even if agricultural practices adapt in response to higher temperatures, five of the world's six main staple crops will suffer severe losses due to climate change. Global corn yields are projected to fall by about 12 or 28 per cent by the end of the century

Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

The EU have introduced a new regulation on the import of products linked to deforestation – but will this reduce deforestation globally?

As China's record heatwave starts to subside, farmers are assessing the damage caused by a prolonged drought and the government is urging them to replant or switch crops where they can.

Allhoff-Cramer claims that the automaker is partly responsible for the impact of global heating on the farming industry and wants Volkswagen to stop making combustion engines by 2030. "Farmers are already being hit harder and faster by climate change than expected," says Allhoff-Cramer.

Intensive agriculture’s insatiable thirst for water is turning wetland to wasteland, draining rivers and polluting groundwater