Total Exits American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Lobbying Group
09 November 2019 - 1:41AM
Dow Jones News
By Dieter Holger
Total SA (FP.FR) said Friday that it won't renew its membership
in the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers trade
association over disagreements with the group's policies on climate
change.
The French energy company said it reviewed its 30 most
significant industry memberships and decided to leave the AFPM,
which has close to 300 members.
The AFPM has come under fire from environmentalists for lobbying
against climate change regulation in the U.S., campaigning for the
U.S. to withdraw from the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement and urging
senators to reject the Green New Deal this year. Royal Dutch Shell
PLC (RDSA.LN) also cut ties with the association earlier this
year.
"We always strive to reach consensus positions on policies that
are in the best interest of the fuels and petrochemical industries
and the communities and consumers that rely on us," AFPM President
and CEO Chet Thompson said.
Total said it decided to stay in the American Chemistry Council,
the American Petroleum Institute and the Canadian Association of
Petroleum Producers trade associations even though they are only
"partially aligned" with the company on climate change issues,
cautioning that it "would reconsider its memberships in the event
of lasting divergences."
The company also reported that its greenhouse gas emissions from
oil-and-gas facilities last year came to 42 million metric tons of
carbon-dioxide equivalent.
"Consumers and civil society have high expectations concerning
climate issues," said Patrick Pouyanne, chairman and chief
executive of Total, in prepared remarks. "I believe that
transparency and trust among all stakeholders are needed to
together address the challenge of climate change."
Write to Dieter Holger at dieter.holger@wsj.com;
@dieterholger
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 08, 2019 09:26 ET (14:26 GMT)
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