Climate justice activist Nick Omonuk has publicly criticized TotalEnergies for its EACOP pipeline in Uganda, arguing that the project displaces communities, harms local livelihoods, and exemplifies corporate impunity in environmental conflicts. This protest is highlighted as part of broader concerns over the role of transnational corporations in exacerbating environmental and social injustices in the Global South.

TotalEnergies has issued a detailed response to allegations of human rights abuses at its Mozambique LNG project. The company confirmed that all affected households received compensation under an approved Resettlement Plan and has proactively engaged Mozambican authorities by inviting an independent investigation and requesting the intervention of the Mozambican Commission on Human Rights (CNDH).

OpenSecrets data indicates that TotalEnergies contributed $103,993 during the 2024 election cycle, with campaign finance figures released by the FEC on February 06, 2025. This disclosure highlights the company's involvement in political financing.

An open letter signed by 126 NGOs, including Friends of the Earth, ActionAid, and Greenpeace France, has urged banks to withdraw funding from TotalEnergies due to allegations linking its Mozambique gas project to a massacre and severe human rights abuses. TotalEnergies, however, stated after extensive research that it had not found evidence to substantiate the allegations, prompting criticism from French and European lawmakers and raising concerns over the company’s accountability.

TotalEnergies contracted a Mozambican security unit to protect its plant in Mozambique despite warnings of alleged human rights abuses linked to the unit. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell highlighted these concerns, noting that upcoming EU legislation would hold companies accountable for human rights and environmental impacts globally.

An academic study reveals that TotalEnergies' continued reliance on fossil fuel extraction is intimately linked with post‐colonial exploitation and environmental injustices. The research details how the company’s operations, in close association with the French state, reinforce colonial power dynamics and contribute to the oppression of local communities in unindustrialized regions.

A Global Witness investigation alleges that TotalEnergies and its contractors engaged in bullying and intimidation of communities affected by the EACOP pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania, pressuring locals into accepting inadequate compensation and coordinating with state authorities leading to arrests and reprisals.

In June 2023, a coalition of local plaintiffs and civil society organizations filed a lawsuit against TotalEnergies under France’s Duty of Vigilance law, alleging that the company failed to prevent human rights abuses and environmental damage in its East African projects. The claims include forced land acquisition practices, undervalued compensation, crop destruction, and harassment of local communities.