Court orders TotalEnergies to account for clients' emissions (opens original article in a new tab)

A French court ordered TotalEnergies to account for emissions from its clients' use of products, marking a significant climate litigation case. The court ruled that climate risks fall under France's corporate duty of vigilance law, requiring the company to include Scope 3 emissions in its vigilance plan. TotalEnergies argued the law didn't cover global warming, but the court found its plan incomplete.

• Paris Judicial Court ordered TotalEnergies to account for client emissions
• Court ruled that climate risks fall under France's corporate duty of vigilance law
• TotalEnergies must amend its vigilance plan to include Scope 3 emissions from end-users