“TotalEnergies must address climate risks linked to its products, French court rules”, 25 June 2026

A Paris ‌court on Thursday ruled that French oil major TotalEnergies disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products and set out plans to address them.

The ruling is a partial victory for ​climate change NGOs seeking to apply France's 2017 corporate duty of vigilance law to ​climate change. However, the court stopped short of ordering specific measures such ⁠as limiting overseas exploration and production or setting binding emissions reduction targets…

TotalEnergies must present an updated vigilance plan to the court for review in six months.

The company did not immediately reply to a request for comment on whether it would appeal. Earlier on Thursday, it said it did not ​believe the law should ​apply to climate risks ⁠and argued it should not be held responsible for so-called Scope 3 emissions — those generated when customers use its fuel products…